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The Ministry of the Presidency (Spanish: Ministerio de la Presidencia) is a ministry of the Republic of Costa Rica created on 24 December 1961 through Law 2980. [1] Its work prescribed by law consists in providing support to the President of the Republic, serving as a liaison between the Presidency and the other branches of government, civil society and the various ministries.
According to Law No. 3008 of 18 July 1962, the function of the Ministry is to collaborate with the President of the Republic, under the direction of the Minister appointed for this purpose, in the systematized formulation of the country's foreign policy, in the orientation of its international relations and in the safeguarding of national sovereignty.
Many foreign companies (manufacturing and services) operate in Costa Rica's Free Trade Zones (FTZ) where they benefit from investment and tax incentives. [16] Well over half of that type of investment has come from the U.S. [63] According to the government, the zones supported over 82,000 direct jobs and 43,000 indirect jobs in 2015. [64]
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Spanish: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, COMEX) is the government ministry of Costa Rica responsible for defining and directing the country's external trade and foreign investment policy, as well as handling non-contentious international administration and representing the Costa Rican state abroad in trade and investment matters.
The politics of Costa Rica take place in a framework of a presidential, representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and their cabinet, and the President of Costa Rica is both the head of state and head of government. Legislative power is vested in the Legislative Assembly. The ...
Costa Rica's government has earmarked 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the campaign, said Pedro Gonzalez, deputy health minister. Costa Rica government unveils migrant COVID-19 ...
The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Spanish: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, MICITT) is part of the government of Costa Rica, it was created on 26 June 1990. [1] The current Minister is Ms Paola Vega Castillo.
Rating Action: Moody's changes Costa Rica's outlook to stable, affirms B2 ratingsGlobal Credit Research - 08 Dec 2021New York, December 08, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today ...