españolLuis Alberto Moreno's teetotumThursday, August 13, 2015 The President of the IADB has advised Costa Rica to make a tax reform to raise taxes arguing that today the teetotum indicates "everyone gives". EDITORIAL Costa Rica: Environmental Approval for Road to CaribbeanMonday, December 5, 2016 President Solis has personally announced that the environmental impact study for the expansion to four lanes of Route 32 to Limon has now been approved by the environmental authority. Almost two months after the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) rejected the study as "flawed and incomplete", the institution has now granted the approval, according to President Luis Guillermo Solís through his own social networks. Costa Rica: Lobbying in Favor of Pacific AllianceWednesday, June 22, 2016 While President Solis prepares to attend the summit in Chile without having a definite position, nine private unions have formed a Business Council to promote adhesion to the trade bloc. The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica explains that "... this mechanism of coordination of efforts between private sector entities will promote the Pacific Alliance within the business community and maintain an open and continuous dialogue with the Government and with political organizations and representatives of civil society, in order to present and submit recommendations and suggestions for the proper conduct of the process of integration and economic and trade cooperation between Costa Rica and the other countries who are members of the Pacific Alliance. " Security of Investments in Costa RicaTuesday, June 10, 2014 While on his U.S. tour the new president Solis is looking to dispel uncertainties about the economic direction of the country and the treatment to be given to foreign investment. An article on Estrategiaynegocios.net reports that President Luis Guillermo Solis said "... Costa Rica: Mutiny on BoardWednesday, October 28, 2015 A ship's captain is the person legitimately appointed to rule the ship, and must not relinquish power to rebellious sailors who want to set a course that serves their own interests and not the rest of the passengers. Costa Rica: State Distorts Pork MarketTuesday, June 23, 2015 The government started selling pork from local producers to industrialists who normally prefer to import it from Chilean producers at lower prices. EDITORIAL Which way will Costa Rica go now?Monday, April 7, 2014 The President elected with 80% of the votes in the second round, historian and professor Luis Guillermo Solis will have to clear up as soon as possible the uncertainty surrounding the practical line of his government. Editorial Costa Rica - Nicaragua: The Missed OpportunityWednesday, April 23, 2014 Rulers should be aware that a very large percentage of their people do not satisfy their hunger eating sovereignty but by eating rice and beans. It seems that the current interest of the elected president of Costa Rica is to maintain the highest possible tension with Nicaragua. The Electricity Assembly of Costa RicaThursday, October 23, 2014 Those who are elected to perform executive positions such as the Presidency of the Republic must be EXECUTIVES, not hide behind their shields by calling for assemblies when it comes to the responsibility for decision-making. EDITORIAL Unionists Running Errands for the Government?Thursday, September 11, 2014 In Costa Rica the Solis administration, which promised that no new taxes would be applied in the first two years of its government, has granted a huge increase for public employees, and these are the same people who are now proposing a "Robin Hood" tax. EDITORIAL Road Infrastructure Works In LimboThursday, November 16, 2017 In Costa Rica, the Solis administration is trying to give the order to begin the construction and extension of 107 kilometers of the route to Limón, eventhough studies, permits and 1,200 expropriations have not yet been carried out. President Luis Guillermo Solis could give the order to start work on Monday to the construction firm China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), but the project has so many tasks and procedures still pending that it is difficult to understand how the construction company will be able to start work under the current conditions. Costa Rica: Symptoms of Economic Slow DownWednesday, March 11, 2015 Due to a reduction in the volume of cargo handled, the international land transport company GASH has reduced its staff by 65 workers. The company founded on Costa Rican capital argues that the volume of cargo handled has reduced in the last three months. GASH Transport International SA has been operating in the market for land transport at national and regional level for 60 years, and also has a terminal in Nicaragua. Costa Rica Still Not Decided on Pacific AllianceWednesday, June 15, 2016 After two years of government, the Solis administration remains indecisive and has still not resolved this vital issue, which even though it is opposed by several productive sectors of the country, needs urgent resolution. The country's entry into the commercial alliance composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru would represent a very significant change for the economy of Costa Rica, a change that sectors producing goods and services would have to integrate into their strategic plans, which is why they need clear signals regarding the direction to be taken. Opportunity for Private Electricity Companies in Costa RicaTuesday, April 8, 2014 The president-elect has announced that if it is necessary he will change the restrictive approach on electricity generation by private companies promoted by the Citizens Action Party. So far the party of the newly elected president has postulated restricting power generation by private companies to a maximum of 15% of the total generated nationwide. Luis Guillermo Solís himself had declared he was "pro-ICE" in relation to the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, the state company that dominates a quasi monopoly level of production of electricity. Costa Rica: Environment vs. HydropowerMonday, August 31, 2015 An executive decree has forbidden the development of hydroelectric projects of more than 500 MW in the bed of the Pacuare and Savegre rivers for the next 25 years. From a statement issued by the Presidential Office of Costa Rica: |
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