09/07/2008 IMF Concludes Staff Visit To Costa Rica 23/05/2008 2007 Saw Record Investment In Latin America And Caribbean 29/04/2008 USTR Publishes Special 301 Report 15/04/2008 Latin America and the Caribbean Region Resilient So Far, But Risks Ahead 04/04/2008 US Internet Gaming Laws 'Unenforceable', Banks Argue 04/04/2008 IATA Calls For Urgent Improvements In Latin American Aviation Safety 04/04/2008 Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting 25/03/2008 Costa Rica And US Settle Gaming Dispute 13/03/2008 IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation With Costa Rica 10/03/2008 Costa Rica To Connect To Third Undersea Data Cable 29/02/2008 Costa Rica Given More Time To Sign Up To CAFTA-DR 27/02/2008 HSBC Launches Global Expat Survey 18/02/2008 IIPA Submits Intellectual Property Report To USTR 04/02/2008 WTO Called Back To Umpire Internet Gaming Dispute 21/01/2008 US To Issue Passport Cards For Trips To Neighbouring Countries 09/01/2008 US Attacks Costa Rican Online Betting Operation 03/01/2008 World Banks Predicts 5.1% Growth For Caribbean And LatAm Economy 21/12/2007 Antigua In The Cold After EU/US Gaming Deal 19/12/2007 IMF Comments On Conclusion Of Article IV Consultation With Costa Rica 13/12/2007 WIPO Hosts LDC Forum 13/12/2007 EU Finally Adopts EPAs For ACP Countries 03/12/2007 Latin American Investors Want Simpler Taxes 29/11/2007 WIPO Seminar Discusses Economics Of IP 22/11/2007 US Lawmakers Urge Administration To Pull Back From Brink On Internet Gambling Dispute 21/11/2007 WIPO SCT Meets 20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study 14/11/2007 WIPO Meeting Discusses Criminal Enforcement Of IP Rights 13/11/2007 Some Progress On US/EU Gaming Spat 09/11/2007 OECD Criticizes Latin American Countries' Tax Policies 06/11/2007 Italy Increases WIPO Contributions 05/11/2007 Switzerland Takes Second Spot In WEF Competitive Index 02/11/2007 WIPO Conference Underlines Importance Of IP In Creative Industries 01/11/2007 New Anti-Dumping Investigations Down, Says WTO 19/10/2007 US Treasury Signs 'Debt For Nature' Agreement With Costa Rica 12/10/2007 US Happy As Costa Rica Votes Narrowly To Approve CAFTA 10/10/2007 WIPO To Host Conference On IP And The Creative Industries 05/10/2007 WIPO And Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan 03/10/2007 US Treasury Proposes To Implement US Internet Gambling Ban 03/10/2007 Costa Rica May Lose CBI Benefits In Rejecting CAFTA 03/10/2007 WIPO Member States Agree On Development Agenda 21/09/2007 WIPO And ASEAN Review Joint Cooperation Activities 18/09/2007 WIPO Examines Initiative To Increase IP Awareness Amongst SMEs 13/09/2007 Italy Increases Financial Support For WIPO 07/09/2007 Paris MoU To Conduct Concentrated Inspection Campaign 31/08/2007 WIPO Announces Life Sciences Symposia 29/08/2007 WIPO Hosting Seminar On Digital Rights Management 24/08/2007 China To Boost Trade Links With Costa Rica 15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs 13/08/2007 One Thousand Offshore Gambling Websites Face UK Marketing Ban 13/08/2007 WIPO Report Reveals Highest Patent Growth In North East Asia 08/08/2007 Costa Rica And Panama Sign FTA 26/07/2007 Netherlands Talks Of Major Expansion To Its TIEA Network 18/07/2007 WIPO IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal 10/07/2007 US To Invest In Caribbean And Latin American Infrastructure 10/07/2007 WIPO DG And Bulgarian President Hold Talks 06/07/2007 US Government Examines Caribbean Port Security Risks 05/07/2007 Costa Rica's Constitutional Court Backs CAFTA-DR 04/07/2007 Costa Rica Grants Expats Automatic Visa Extension 28/06/2007 Indirect Taxes Paying For Global Corporate Tax Competition 27/06/2007 WIPO To Continue Discussions On Broadcasting Piracy 25/06/2007 WIPO To Co-Host GI Symposium 21/06/2007 WIPO Welcomes Breakthrough On Development Agenda Proposals 19/06/2007 WIPO Chief Meets UN General Assembly President 15/06/2007 WIPO And ASIPI Chiefs Meet In Geneva 14/06/2007 Rangel Backs Delay In US Passport Initiative 11/06/2007 Former Alcatel Executive Pleads Guilty To Bribing Costa Rican Officials 06/06/2007 CAFTA-DR To Benefit Costa Rica, Says Ratings Agency 21/05/2007 Costa Rica To Vote On CAFTA In September 09/05/2007 WTO Completes Trade Policy Review Of Costa Rica 01/05/2007 USTR Publishes Special 301 Report 30/04/2007 US Lawmaker Seeks To Overturn Online Gambling Ban 27/04/2007 Belize Signs Cooperation Agreement With Central American Court 18/04/2007 EC Unveils Aid For Central America 17/04/2007 US Legislator To Challenge Gambling Payments Ban 17/04/2007 Costa Rica To Vote On CAFTA 05/04/2007 Inflation Moderating In Costa Rica 30/03/2007 House Democrats Unveil 'New Trade Policy For America' 26/03/2007 UK Gaming Tax 'Too High' Experts Warn 23/03/2007 WTO Agrees To Hear Ecuador's Banana Gripe 21/03/2007 Scotiabank Expands Caribbean, Latin American Wealth Management Service 21/03/2007 Expats To Remit $100bn To Caribbean And Latin America By 2010 09/03/2007 CARICOM And Central American Countries To Forge Trade Links 01/03/2007 CARICOM Pushes Free Trade With Central America 22/02/2007 IMF Mission Issues Statement Following Costa Rica Visit 21/02/2007 Antigua And Barbuda FSRC To Oversee BetOnSports Settlement 20/02/2007 LandAmerica Opens Central American Escrow And Title Service 19/02/2007 IIPA Publishes 2007 Piracy Report 09/02/2007 New Website To Monitor Corruption In Central America 08/02/2007 Italy's ENEL To Control Panama Hydro Company 06/02/2007 IMF Chief Concludes Visit To Costa Rica 02/02/2007 IDB Grant To Boost Venture Capital Industry In Caribbean, Latin America 18/01/2007 The Americas Lead World In Economic Freedom 19/12/2006 Isle Of Man Shipping Register 'Best In World' 07/12/2006 Fitch Rates Costa Rican Bank 21/11/2006 Banana Wars Erupt Again 14/11/2006 DOJ Settles With Betonsports 01/11/2006 UK Seeks To Lead World In Online Gaming Regulation 20/10/2006 Antigua Consults With Gaming Allies At The WTO 19/10/2006 Betonsports Close To Settlement With DoJ 16/10/2006 Sportingbet Jumps Ship 12/10/2006 Internet Gaming Company Suspends Shares 10/10/2006 Antigua Protests US Anti-Gaming Law 05/10/2006 PartyGaming Scraps Planned Interim Dividend 03/10/2006 Costa Rica's Economy Is Generating Lots Of Tax 03/10/2006 Congress Cracks Down On Online Gaming 22/09/2006 Betonsports Negotiating With US Justice Department 08/09/2006 Panama To Join CABEI 05/09/2006 US Judge Extends Order Against Betonsports 24/08/2006 HP To Expand Costa Rica Call-Centre Operation 21/08/2006 Costa Rica To Impose New Tax On Corporations 16/08/2006 Costa Rica's Tax Reform Saga Enters Second Act 15/08/2006 Costa Rica's Immigration Laws In Limbo 14/08/2006 Online Gambling Poses Security Threat To US, Says Key Official 14/08/2006 BetonSports Unwinds US Business 02/08/2006 Former Online Gambling Boss Enters Not Guilty Plea 28/07/2006 Restraining Order Against BetonSports Extended By US Judge 27/07/2006 HSBC Expands Presence In Panama 26/07/2006 Under Fire Gaming Firm Parts Company With Arrested CEO 24/07/2006 PartyGaming Becomes A Little Less Dependent On US Market 21/07/2006 Costa Rican Government Resurrects Tax Reform Debate 20/07/2006 US Authorities Move Against Online Gambling Firms 19/07/2006 Costa Rican Immigration Bill Faces 18 Month Delay 17/07/2006 Looking For Happiness? Try Vanuatu! 11/07/2006 CARICOM Moots Bilateral Trade Deal With The USA 07/07/2006 Guatemala Implements CAFTA While Costa Rica Hangs Back 04/07/2006 US Treasury Joins Forces With Latin American Private Sector On Money Laundering 30/06/2006 Delay To Costa Rica's Immigration Bill A Bonus For Expats 22/06/2006 Caribbean Tourist Group Urges US To Delay Passport Initiative 16/06/2006 Canadian Bank To Take Over Largest Costa Rican Private Bank 15/06/2006 World Bank Supports Costa Rica Forestry Program 01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action 25/05/2006 US DoJ Cracks Down On Mass-Marketing Fraud 25/05/2006 US To Provide Investment For CAFTA States 16/05/2006 EU And Latin America Agree To Begin FTA Talks 11/05/2006 Arias Reclaims Reins Of Power In Costa Rica 09/05/2006 Costa Rica Plans Major Boost In Internet Capacity 05/05/2006 Guatemala Slow To Implement CAFTA 17/04/2006 PayPal Ordered To Assist In US Tax Evasion Probe 27/03/2006 Costa Rica's Tax Plan Falls At Final Hurdle 14/03/2006 Costa Rica Negotiating Double Tax Avoidance Agreements 10/03/2006 Arias Vows To Push Through CAFTA 08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report 28/02/2006 El Salvador To Become First Country To Implement CAFTA 24/02/2006 Arias Clinches Costa Rican Election Victory 20/02/2006 Costa Rican Tax Plan Clears First Vote 16/02/2006 Costa Rican President Confident That Tax Plan Will Finally Pass 13/02/2006 Costa Rican Lawmakers May Vote On Tax Reform Plan 08/02/2006 Costa Rica Election On A Knife-Edge 05/01/2006 Costa Rican Government Calls For Tax Reform Despite Improved Fiscal Position 26/12/2005 United States To Implement CAFTA In January 2006 19/12/2005 US Congressional Delegation Promotes CAFTA In Costa Rica 06/12/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve 2006 Budget Plan 01/12/2005 EC Carries On Regardless Over Banana Import Tariffs 28/11/2005 EU Reaches Surprise Deal On Sugar Prices 25/11/2005 Costa Rica's Trade Deficit Grows As CAFTA Looms 24/11/2005 Costa Rica To Tighten Property Transfer Rules 21/11/2005 EU Makes New Banana Tariff Offer 18/11/2005 Costa Rica Signs Free Trade Deal With Trinidad And Tobago 08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting 19/10/2005 Transparency International Publishes Corruption Index 29/09/2005 EU Requests Second WTO Arbitration In Banana Tariff Dispute 26/09/2005 Costa Rica Seeks To Tighten Regulation Of Casinos 14/09/2005 EC Revises Banana Tariff Proposals 08/09/2005 Dominican Republic Becomes Fifth Country To Approve CAFTA 01/09/2005 Lawmakers Prepare To Vote On Costa Rican Immigration Bill 31/08/2005 Lawmakers Hopeful For September Vote On Costa Rican Tax Reform Bill 25/08/2005 Costa Rican Assembly Approves New Law On Digital Signatures 12/08/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve Caribbean Free Trade Deal 08/08/2005 Pacheco May Water Down Costa Rican Tax Package 05/08/2005 EU Will Try To Favour ACP Bananas Despite WTO Ruling 05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam 04/08/2005 President Bush Signs CAFTA Into Law 03/08/2005 EU Disappointed By Banana Export Ruling 29/07/2005 House Approves CAFTA 27/07/2005 Costa Rica’s ‘Council Of Notables’ Begins Deliberations On CAFTA 04/07/2005 Senate Committee Approves CAFTA 28/06/2005 ABiCC Adds New Costa Rican Chamber 13/06/2005 Costa Rican Immigration Bill May Contain Flaw 09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA 09/06/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Give Nod To New Immigration Rules 30/05/2005 Costa Rica Tightens Residency Rules 19/05/2005 ‘CAFTA Goes Beyond Mere Free Trade Deal,’ Argues Zoellick 18/05/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Attempt To Fast Track Tax Plan 16/05/2005 IDB To Assist Caribbean Central Banks In IT Project To Track Expat Remittances 16/05/2005 US Senate To Debate CAFTA 12/05/2005 Central American Leaders Bang CAFTA Drum In Washington 09/05/2005 Caribbean Negotiator Signals Possible Resumption Of FTAA Negotiations 05/05/2005 Costa Rica Continues To Dwell On CAFTA 04/05/2005 Latin America And Africa Pull In Different Directions In Banana Tariff Dispute 01/04/2005 Latin American Countries Call EU Before WTO Over Banana Tariff Plans 14/03/2005 Costa Rica May Hold Referendum On CAFTA 28/02/2005 WIPO And ECLAC Discuss IP As A Development Tool 24/02/2005 Attempt To Force Debate On CAFTA Sparks Constitutional Row In Costa Rica 02/02/2005 Latin American Countries Angered By EU's Banana Tariff Plans 03/01/2005 Deadlock On Tax Reform And CAFTA Threatens To Hinder Costa Rican Economy In 2005 29/12/2004 US Government Wins Major Tax Shelter Case 22/11/2004 Costa Rican President Warns Failure To Reform Taxes May Hinder Economy 05/10/2004 Caribbean Ratings Reflect Diversity of Creditworthiness, Says S&P 04/10/2004 Costa Rica Urged To Remain Competitive In Tax And Labor Markets 27/09/2004 Costa Rica’s Tax Reform Package Reaches Legislative Assembly 21/09/2004 Offshore Betting Operation Calls On US To Legalize Industry 10/09/2004 Costa Rica’s Fiscal Reform Plan Resurrected From The Dead 31/08/2004 Dark Economic Clouds May Threaten The Caribbean 30/08/2004 Fitch Affirms Costa Rica’s Currency Ratings But Urges Passage Of Fiscal Reform 23/08/2004 Has Costa Rica’s Fiscal Reform Plan Finally Died? 13/08/2004 Panama Looks To Align With South America On Free Trade Issues 09/08/2004 Costa Ricans Enjoy Import Tax Break 05/08/2004 IRS Issues Warning On Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam 03/08/2004 Costa Rica Central Bank Tightens Monetary Policy To Stave Off Inflation 12/07/2004 Costa Rica’s Proposed Tax Reforms Hit The Buffers 29/06/2004 Snow Confident FTAA Deadline Can Be Met 15/06/2004 FTAA Ratification Unlikely In 2005 Says Bahamas Trade Minister 15/06/2004 Costa Rica Continues To Wait On Fiscal Reform Package 03/06/2004 US Authorities Seize Advertising Revenue In Crusade Against Online Gambling 03/06/2004 European Nations To Fund Central American/Caribbean Tax Study 02/06/2004 US And Central America Sign Free Trade Deal 24/05/2004 Costa Rica's Economic Conditions Improving, Says IMF 17/05/2004 Costa Rican Markets Stabilize Following Run On Dollar Funds 06/05/2004 USTR Publishes 'Special 301' Report 16/02/2004 Barbados Central Bank Disputes S&P Analysis 04/02/2004 Costa Rica Comes Back On Board Cafta Deal 16/01/2004 Fitch Assigns 'BB' Rating To Costa Rica's $250 Million Issue 29/12/2003 Costa Rica Grows But Fiscal Deficit Still A Worry 18/12/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of Cafta Negotiations 21/11/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Pessimistic Over FTAA Negotiations 04/11/2003 Costa Rica To Receive Major New Investment From Intel 17/10/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of 'Group Of 20 Plus' Trade Alliance 16/10/2003 Online Gambling Firms Examine Options In Wake Of US Crackdown 07/10/2003 FTAA Trinidad Talks End In Deadlock 01/10/2003 Zoellick Hopes To Wrap Up CAFTA Deal By Year's End 01/10/2003 Panama Hopes To Become Latin American Financial Services Hub 25/08/2003 Bermuda To Host Latin American Insurance Conference 11/08/2003 Political Instability Knocks Confidence In Costa Rica, Panama Bonds 25/07/2003 Sixth Round Of US/CAFTA Trade Talks Commence Next Week 24/07/2003 Antigua Granted WTO Hearing On US Online Gambling Ban 08/07/2003 Court Orders Online Gambling Sites To Bar Dutch Users 07/07/2003 Central America Seeks Trade Talks With EU Next Year 02/05/2003 Fitch Downgrades Costa Rica Rating To 'Negative' 16/04/2003 US Federal Agencies Buying Data On Foreign Citizens 02/04/2003 Caribbean And Latin America Face FDI Decline, Report Reveals 28/03/2003 Villalobos Investors Call On Canada For Assistance 27/03/2003 International Businesss Disputes Grow Dramatically In Latin America 26/03/2003 Costa Rica Must Control Debt Spending Says Central Bank President 18/03/2003 Sportsbook Employees Hit Out At Costa Rican Banks 11/03/2003 Villalobos Investors Finally Hire Lawyer 27/02/2003 Villalobos Investors Losing Heart 26/02/2003 CFATF Working Hard To Combat Money Laundering 13/02/2003 More Taxes For Costa Rican On-Line Gaming Operators 06/02/2003 Villalobos Investors Push For Legal Action Against Costa Rican Government 17/01/2003 Bear Stearns Launches First Central American/Caribbean Bond Index 16/01/2003 Costa Rica Gears Up For Import Duty Fight With EU 14/01/2003 New Investment Scam Surfaces In Costa Rica 13/01/2003 Jim Leach Reintroduces Anti-Gambling Bill In Congress 10/01/2003 US Free Trade Talks With Central America To Begin This Month 16/12/2002 Costa Rican Deputies Support Interim Tax Plan 04/12/2002 Costa Rican National Assembly Begins Consideration Of Interim Tax Plan 28/11/2002 Villalobos Debacle Continues In Costa Rica 20/11/2002 US Goes Ahead With Central American Free Trade 07/11/2002 RACSA Plans Panama Expansion 01/11/2002 Costa Rican Casinos Brace For Slot Machine Tax 18/10/2002 Bahamian Attorney General Assumes Leadership Of CFATF 17/10/2002 Costa Rica's Interim Tax Plan To Go Before Full National Assembly 16/10/2002 Cayman To Undergo Regulatory Review At CFATF Meeting 14/10/2002 Costa Rican Gambling Industry Protests Planned Tax Hikes 03/10/2002 Costa Rican Government Introduces Interim Tax Hikes 25/09/2002 Costa Rica Confirms New Immigration Procedures 22/08/2002 PayPal Agrees To Ban On-Line Gambling Users 14/08/2002 Costa Rica Tightens Up Immigration Procedures 05/08/2002 Costa Rica Tackles Chronic Fiscal Problems 11/07/2002 Poll Has Tax-Dodging As National Sport In Costa Rica 08/07/2002 Mounties Bust Major Offshore Drugs/Investment Scam 02/07/2002 Costa Rican Government May Renege On Mining Concession 28/05/2002 Costa Rica Passes Referendum Law 28/05/2002 Costa Rica To Enhance Tourism As Top Priority 14/05/2002 Sportingbet Wants To Pay US Taxes 13/05/2002 Evergreen Security Brokers Sued By Bankruptcy Trustee 10/04/2002 New Costa Rican President Endorses Regional Plan 08/04/2002 Apathy Surrounds Presidential Election In Costa Rica 18/01/2002 US Proffers Free Trade Area To Central America 02/01/2002 US Fast Track Trade Act Pleases Costa Rican Business 17/12/2001 Belize, Costa Rica Strengthen Relations 14/11/2001 Online Law Firm Opens E-Business Centre In Costa Rica 16/10/2001 Costa Rica Cracks Down On Tax Evaders 24/07/2001 Costa Rica Offers Export Tax Incentives 05/07/2001 Barbados, Costa Rica Meeting Strengthens Links 17/05/2001 Costa Rican Banks Caught Up In Pyramid Scheme Investigation 14/05/2001 Costa Rican Government Launches Manual To Assist Potential Businesses 07/05/2001 Costa Rica And Panama Are Prime Markets For E-Business 27/04/2001 Costa Rican President In Silicon Valley, Touts For IT Investment Opportunities 24/04/2001 Costa Rica: Banking Reform Bill Comes Under Fire From Ex-Central Bank Chief 10/04/2001 Costa Rica: Central Bank Chief Outlines Plans For Attracting Foreign Investment 05/04/2001 IMF Survey On Financial Markets Pulls In Offshore Participants 04/04/2001 Costa Rica Takes Measures To Bridge Digital Divide 27/03/2001 Costa Rica Government Proposes New Bill Governing Private And State-Owned Banks 27/02/2001 US Internet Hosting Firm Opens Franchise In Costa Rica 13/02/2001 New Internet Service Would Boost Costa Rican Business 28/12/2000 Internet Banking Comes To Costa Rica 13/12/2000 UK To Crackdown On Money Laundering Via Online Casinos 12/12/2000 Costa Rica: New Undersea Cable Brings Cheaper, Faster Internet Access 22/11/2000 Costa Rica State-Owned Banks To Offer Online Services 08/11/2000 Costa Rica: Offshore Gaming Executives At Ease With Regulation 03/11/2000 Report Says Costa Rica Falling Short Of Its Potential 30/10/2000 Costa Rica Gets New Submarine Link With Rest Of World 25/10/2000 Costa Rica's Online Gaming Industry Set For Stricter Controls 24/10/2000 Costa Rica: Hope Fading For Cheaper Internet Access 17/10/2000 Costa Rica To Investigate Legality Of Internet Gambling 17/10/2000 Costa Rican Business Environment Keeps Investors Coming In 19/09/2000 Costa Rica: Bank Debt Repayment Would Bring Interest Rates Down 13/09/2000 Costa Rica: Faced With 2003 WTO Deadline, Free Zone Firms Look At Alternatives 26/07/2000 Americans Flock To Costa Rica To Set Up Online Casinos 13/07/2000 Costa Rican Banks Must Look To The Hi-Tech Future 06/07/2000 Costa Rican Business Group Fears Downward Spiral For Prosperity 03/03/2000 Janet Reno Calls For Crime Co-operation At San Jose Summit

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