Costa Rica News News Costa Rica » Social: Costa Rica top ‘out-performer’ in 2016 Social Progress Index
Costa Rica continues to prove that a country with a relatively low GDP can still offer its people a high quality of life, according to a recent study. The 2016 Social Progress Index, which tracks more ...
News Costa Rica » Social: Costa Rica Grapples with Growing Social Gaps and Crime
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the Ministry of Finance, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), and the State of the Nation agree that social gaps are widening in the ...
News Costa Rica » Social: I’m 52 and want to retire in Costa Rica — but will it mess with my Social Security or complicate taxes? What to know
If you’re thinking about retiring abroad, you’re in good company. According to the Foreign Affairs Manual, more than 760,000 Americans received Social Security benefits while living outside the United ...
News Costa Rica » Social: Why Retirees Are Quietly Choosing This Country Over Costa Rica
For years, Costa Rica held an almost unshakable reputation as the go-to retirement haven in Central America. Lately, though, a growing number of retirees have been packing their bags for a neighbor ...
News Costa Rica » Social: Moving To Costa Rica: A Guide For North American Retirees
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Peddicord covers moving, living, and investing overseas. Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement ...
News Costa Rica » Social: What We Can Learn from Costa Rica’s Embrace of Migrants
With darkness closing in around her in April 2018, Elizabeth, a 27-year-old Nicaraguan law student, clutched her 1-year-old baby in her arms as she waded through a muddy orange grove in northern Costa ...
News Costa Rica » Social: Dole Pineapples Group Receives Grand Winner Award for Social Responsibility in Costa Rica
The produce leader’s pineapple operations in Costa Rica S.A. recognized by AmCham for pioneering work to improve lives of employees and families CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) ...
News Costa Rica » Social: Dole Affiliate Receives Social Responsibility in Action Award in Costa Rica
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) recognized Dole through its daughter company, Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica S.A., with the Social ...