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Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:47:25 +0000
Mutating coronavirus: reaching herd immunity just got harder, but there is still hope
A year after the first cases of COVID-19 were found in China, mass vaccination programmes are now offering a chance to end the pandemic. At the same time, new strains, some of which appear to be more infectious than the original one, are threatening ...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:19:45 +0000
How to choose a serious and reliable online casino
Online gaming is a growing phenomenon, with an increasing appreciation from fans of poker, virtual slot machines and other gambling platform activities. The greater accessibility of the sector, with numerous portals and often captivating proposals, m...

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:52:05 +0000
In Costa Rica, reports of OVNIs (UFOs) increased during the pandemic
QCOSTARICA – Sometimes it’s just birds, drones, helium balloons, and even ridiculous flying saucers. But on other occasions, after taking a photograph or a simple video, the doubt remains about what moves strangely in the sky, because it ...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:21:18 +0000
IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.7 billion Precautionary and Liquidity Line for Panama to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Q24N – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Tuesday, January 19, Panama’s request for a two-year arrangement under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) USS$2.7 billion, which the authorities intend to...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:12:41 +0000
IMF loan must be approved in the Assembly no later than the beginning of June
QCOSTARICA – The Legislative Assembly must approve the US$1.75 billion dollar “soft” loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) no later than the beginning of June, affirms Manuela Goretti, Head of the IMF Mission. At the Frida...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:44:28 +0000
Antigen testing puts KLM travelers to the Netherlands on edge
QCOSTARICA – The Dutch airline, KLM, assured Friday afternoon, January 22, that it maintains its flight plan to Costa Rica, but warned that the demand for an antigen test has travel to the Netherlands in suspense. Catalina Vergara, communicatio...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:32:23 +0000
The US, Mexico and Guatemala agree to prevent the passage of migrant caravans
Q24N (Guatemala city) The governments of the United States, Mexico and Guatemala agreed on Friday to prohibit the passage of migrant caravans through their territory due to the pandemic, days after one from Honduras was forcibly dissolved at the Guat...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:17:26 +0000
Government reaches three-year deal with the IMF
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Carlos Alvarado reached a fiscal adjustment agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, which will allow the country to access a loan of US$1.75 billion dollars that would be delivered in six s...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:37:53 +0000
Costa Rica and Panama in times of Coronavirus
The worldwide pandemic has devastated the world’s health care systems. Poorer and underdeveloped countries have especially been hit hard by the current health crisis. For years relocation organizations have been promoting Panama as a retirement hav...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:10:27 +0000
Services, medical industry and teleworking cushioned the fall in foreign investment
QCOSTARICA – In a pandemic year where global value chains were broken, key economies for Costa Rica fell and a very strong drop in global investment flows was estimated, foreign companies continued to invest in the country. The information comp...



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