Archive for April 2nd, 2007

Costa Rica, Panama Nearing Free Trade Accord

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Costa Rica and Panama may be nearing a free trade agreement between the two countries as talks are scheduled to begin again April 9, reports Agence France Presse. Talks resumed last year after a lapse of a decade due to disagreements over agricultural exports and certain services.
“Costa Rica is our principal market in the region,” […]

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Public Works Studies Fast Train to Heredia

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Remember the signs on U.S. highways a generation ago? “Next time, take the train.”
Residents of Heredia and San Jose people with business in that town may be able to do just that in a few years and get between the two main terminals in just 19 minutes, says a pre-feasibility study by the Ministry of […]

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