Overseas Property Investment

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The Costa Rican government has implemented plans to offset all of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions through budgeting, laws, and incentives. Measures include promoting biofuels, hybrid vehicles, and clean energy. Another key component of the national strategy is a “C-Neutral” label to certify that tourism and certain industrial practices mitigate all of the carbon dioxide [...]

The Costa Rican government has implemented plans to offset all of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions through budgeting, laws, and incentives. Measures include promoting biofuels, hybrid vehicles, and clean energy. Another key component of the national strategy is a “C-Neutral” label to certify that tourism and certain industrial practices mitigate all of the carbon dioxide [...]

Costa Rica is one of the world leaders in ecotourism; in fact, the Tico Times reports that the first six months of 2008 saw an increase of 12.5 percent (89,178 tourists) over the same period last year. Because of this, Costa Rica is increasingly investing in environmentally friendly practices. In addition to the Payment for [...]

Costa Rica is one of the safest and most attractive countries for foreign investment in Latin America. Costa Rica’s telecommunications and transportation infrastructure may be state controlled, but they are the best in the region, and the government is always on the lookout for foreign investment. The economy is being transformed from its long-time dependence [...]

Given the close economic ties between the two nations, it is unsurprising that the subprime mortgage crisis and attendant economic instability in the United States is having an effect on Costa Rica’s economy and real estate market as well. In an interview earlier this year, Central Bank president Francisco de Paula described Costa Rica’s overall [...]

Costa Rica has taken several measures to address rising fuel prices, with publicity campaigns and new restrictions encouraging the public to conserve energy and consume less gasoline. The government is also considering measures that seek to minimize the effect of the worldwide fuel crisis on the cost of living. Traffic regulations put in place last [...]

With the price of oil spiraling ever higher, the search is on for alternative fuels and energy sources. One of the many fields now being explored worldwide is the use of biofuels, including biodiesel. Costa Rica is particularly interested in exploring the possibilities, as the country intends to replace 25 percent of its oil imports [...]

Most property sold in Costa Rica is defined in terms of hectares and square meters. This can be a minor but irritating stumbling block for investors who may be more used to thinking of property and structures in terms of acres and square feet. While it is true that a meter is roughly equivalent to [...]