Costa Rica

Recent reports have positioned Costa Rica's banana industry as a global model of innovation and sustainability, exporting to over 45 countries with strict environmental standards, labor protections, and a unique geographic indication

A 76% rise in foreign millionaires over the past decade has been registered in Costa Rica, the highest in LATAM, driven by post-pandemic investor migration, which has fueled luxury real estate and sparked local backlash over rising housing costs

A legislative commission has recommended lifting the immunity of Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves to allow prosecution for alleged corruption involving misuse of public funds

The FLAIR system, a news technology for marine conservation, identifies and tracks sharks in real time with image segmentation and recognition models, drastically reducing analysis time from 20 hours of manual annotation to around one for a 5-minute video

A court in Costa Rica has blocked an increase in visitor quotas at Corcovado National Park, ruling the measure lacked scientific backing and violated environmental protections for one of the world's most biodiverse areas

A 41% funding cut has severely affected Costa Rica’s ability to support over 222.000 asylum seekers, mainly Nicaraguan, delaying essential services and putting its longstanding refugee protection system at serious risk

Juan Santamaría Airport has become the first in Central America to implement a protocol against child sexual exploitation, as Costa Rica has coordinated with NGOs and authorities to protect vulnerable minors in transit zones

Electric vehicles have registered the highest penetration in Costa Rica in comparison with all other American countries and the country has taken the lead in electric mobility across the continent, according to the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2025 report

A national roadmap to develop cybersecurity talent has been introduced by Costa Rica, promoting inclusive education, and boosting institutional capacity to protect its digital infrastructure after suffering major cyberattacks in recent years

A red alert has been declared for increased eruptions at Poás Volcano, ash and toxic gases are threatening nearby communities and forcing tourist closures