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by Rod Hughes
The U.S. government’s crackdown on Internet gambling not only got it in hot water with the World Trade Organization (WTO) but also has moved Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry to seek compensation for losses to its economy, reports the weekly The Tico Times.
The crackdown caused the closure of as many as 20 “sportsbook” operations […]

by Rod Hughes
The international megabanks are going head-to-head to woo the small depositors and businesses in Central American and Panama, the daily paper La Nacion revealed today. Meanwhile, mid-sized international banks have been engaged in a sort of feeding frenzy.
Scotiabank bought out Banco Interfin. The BCT Corporation under direction of the respected Costa Rican financier, […]