RICO’s Q —There has been much talk this past week about the dismissal of Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar. The big question on many people’s minds is: what was the real reason for his firing? No one buys the lie that he was dismissed becau...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández began her first official tour of Puntarenas province on Monday with a series of infrastructure announcements for Quepos and other Central Pacific communities. A highlight is the modernization of...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica used its address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly to openly advocate for Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy for the organization’s Secretary-Generalship and to raise concerns regarding the politi...

I’ve lived abroad for many years now. In all that time, it never once occurred to me that leaving the U.S. meant I got to check out of its politics too. But I keep running into fellow Americans overseas who see it differently — people who’ve de...

Costa Rica’s digital economy has created opportunities for entrepreneurs to build businesses around highly specialized markets. Instead of competing with large general-purpose e-commerce platforms, niche businesses can focus on a specific audie...

Q COSTA RICA — Argentine President Javier Milei said Donald Trump arrived unexpectedly at a meeting held alongside the United Nations General Assembly, offering a different account of the event that led Costa Rican President Laura Fernández to rem...

Q COSTA RICA — The dollar exchange rate in Costa Rica could face renewed downward pressure during the final months of 2026, driven by an increase in foreign currency availability linked to year-end payouts—such as mandatory holiday bonuses—know...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has emerged as Latin America’s leading user of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with close to 30% of its population using AI-powered tools, according to a new report published by Microsoft, which analyzes the spread of thi...

Q COSTA RICA — Medical devices accounted for 46% of Costa Rica’s goods exports between January and August, generating US$7.29 billion in overseas sales, according to figures reported. The result underscores the growing importance of medical manuf...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has set maximum prices for 517 medicines in a move the government expects will produce reductions of close to 30% starting in December. The price controls cover 68 active ingredients or combinations, meaning the measure ap...