Q24N (MercoPress) The Economist has chosen two countries for outstanding/impressive achievements during 2025. A controversial selection based on particular criteria to measure them, but since The Economist is a global leading voice, very knowledgeabl...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s economy is expected to face 2026 with a scenario of generalized stability, without significant shocks to the main macroeconomic indicators, despite the country being in an election year. This is the prediction of an...

In aligner therapy, planning gets the attention, but material does the work. Every digital setup, every staged movement, and every projected timeline ultimately depends on the aligner sheet that enters the patient’s mouth. This is why superior alig...

Q COSTARICA — Acclaimed Australian-British actor Hugh Jackman arrived in Costa Rica this Saturday, and his first stop was the paradisiacal district of Cóbano, in Puntarenas, to vacation and enjoy the Costa Rican “pura vida”. The actor,...

The SINPE (Sistema Nacional de Pagos Electrónicos) — National Electronic Payments System, the technological platform of the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) that connects banks and institutions, allowing instant fund transfers (SINPE Movil) by l...

Q COSTARICA — Just weeks before the presidential elections, the ruling party’s candidate, Laura Fernández, of the Partido Pueblo Soberano, is very close to securing a first-round victory, according to the latest poll by Opol Consultores, rel...

Q COSTARICA — Transfers made through SINPE Móvil exceeded ¢10.1 billion colones between January and October 2025. The service’s rapid growth led the Asociación Bancaria Costarricense (ABC) — Costa Rican Banking Association, to reinforce ...

Q COSTARICA — If you’re someone who’s always rushing to complete your banking transactions, you should take note of the bank’s hours for Christmas and New Year’s. Financial institutions have adjusted their operating hours du...

Q COSTARICA — The 2026 school year in Costa Rica will begin on Monday, February 23, and conclude on December 9, according to the official calendar of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP). According to the MEP, before the start of classes, some 90...

Q COSTARICA — On December 5, 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted Costa Rica’s complaints regarding various tactics used by Panama to block the export of dairy products and several agricultural goods. Far from normalizing relatio...