The charging network is spotty, but it’s a small country. By Jack Ewing Jack Ewing has driven electric cars in six countries. Driving an electric vehicle on a road trip can be challenging enough in ...

This September, JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, the world’s first JW Marriott all-inclusive, is opening in Costa Elena, an exclusive luxury beach community in northwest Costa Rica. ByRoger Sands ...

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's communist government to pull its diplomats from San José. "We have to clean out communists from the hemisphere," Costa Rican ...

Conservative populist Laura Fernández claimed victory in Costa Rica’s presidential race, with early results also pointing to her ruling party securing a majority in an election overshadowed by crime ...

The Coca-Cola Company has reportedly abandoned plans to sell British coffee chain Costa Coffee, after offers from private equity firms failed to meet expectations. According to the Financial Times, ...

A troubling spike in gang-related robberies, break-ins and extortion crimes in Costa Rica has forced the US to declare a tourist travel alert for the Central American country. The US Embassy in San ...

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As recently as 2023, the term pura vida finally entered the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, which defines the words and phrases used across the Spanish-speaking world. This particular ...

Despite a global decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, Costa Rica successfully attracted 21 new companies, generating over 5,500 jobs as existing businesses expanded their operations and ...

The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the better is happening in many countries. Research also reveals ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Peddicord covers moving, living, and investing overseas. Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Costa Rica successfully completed its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability (RSF) arrangements in ...