After 84 long years, Costa Rica has finally approved the demolition of its insurance industry and opening it to national and international competition.
Before this, the nation also abolished monopoly of the telecommunication industry. This is not without any reason, of course, as Washington was the one that demanded these abolitions so that Costa Rica can enter the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
After the long wait, Costa Rica has finally come up with a bill that will punish all violators of intellectual property rights. It was no easy job, of course, since the bill was revised a fair amount of times, but it's never too late.
Now, Costa Rica is only a few bills away to be able to get a Free Trade agreement with the United States