Costa Rica
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Costa Rica in Business Source Complete [ About
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Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Costa
Rica Country Review in Business Source Complete [
About
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Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Costa Rica
http://www.buyusa.gov/costarica/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Costa
Rica Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete
[About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the
Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official
Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export
Statistics as well as the names of important government
officials.
Costa Rica Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
EIU:
Economist Intelligence Unit: Costa Rica [About] (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
Global
Edge: Costa Rica
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=114
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Costa Rica
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=CostaRica
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Costa
Rica's trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government
intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital
flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages
and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.
Political Risk Yearbook: Costa Rica Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Central
Bank of Costa Rica
http://www.bccr.fi.cr/flat/bccr_flat.htm
The official Web site of the Reserve Bank of Costa Rica.
Includes information on statistics, monetary policy,
domestic market operations, financial services, currency
notes and more. Website in Spanish.
Embassy
of Costa Rica in Washington D.C.
http://www.costarica-embassy.org/
Based in Washington DC. Comprehensive information and
links about the country.
National Institute
of Statistics and Censuses
http://www.inec.go.cr/
Important Social and Economic Statistics about Costa
Rica. In Spanish only.
Selected Internet Resources: Costa Rica- Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/costarica/costarica.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
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