Costa Rica’s business sector is raising alarms about the nation’s worsening social and economic situation. Álvaro Jenkins, a key figure in the business community, has voiced concerns that the economy ...

Costa Rica's currency, the colon, is up 1% against the dollar this year. That's no reason for a beach party, but it's a sign of an economy that's proven quite resilient.

The founder of the Liberty Reserve digital currency business has been arrested in Spain on money-laundering charges, Costa Rican authorities said. Officials in the Central American nation said in ...

Costa Rica announced that it would remove the country’s nine-year-old currency band system in favor of a floating exchange against the U.S. dollar, according to a statement from the Central Bank (BCCR ...

Costa Rica’s currency, the colon, is up 1% against the dollar this year. Rising value of currency might hurt the country’s export industry. But so long as the economy grows, Costa Rica may have little ...

Under the Costa Rican currency system, the value of the colon operates on a tightly managed float of between 495 colones to 506 colones.

Costa Rica’s currency is the Western Hemisphere’s strongest performer this year as lower oil prices cuts demand for dollars to import crude. Costa Rica’s colon has gained 1 percent this year ...

He tweeted, “Uber charged me $29,994 USD for a Uber ride in Costa Rica. “They did not convert that into the Costa Rican currency $54 USD. Altura credit union allowed this charge to process and ...