Costa Rica Shortens Company Registration

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A pilot plan of this system started operating in the Municipality of Curridabat, but has now been extended to several municipalities: Santo Domingo, Escazú, Coronado, Alajuela, Heredia, Desamparados, Alfaro Ruiz, Grecia, Naranjo, Poás, Valverde Vega, Palmares and Goicoechea.

"The initiative consists of a IT system centralizing the required paperwork to start a company classified as 'of low environmental impact'", reported Elfinancierocr.com.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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