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DHL Costa Rica Will Process Europe’s Accounting Operations

Starting on September, the company will process the accounting needs of its European operations from Costa Rica.

Monday, March 15, 2010

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For this, the company plans to enlarge its payroll from 250 to 315 people. It will look for bilingual professionals in accounting and finance.

Pablo Brenes, director of the company’s service center, told Nacion.com that “the company will hire 35 persons for September, and 30 more for November”.

Source: Nacion.com

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