* Mart Laar, the former prime minister of Estonia, will be visiting Costa Rica next week. Laar is credited with developing policies that led to the amazing economic recovery of his country after the fall of the Soviet empire 15 years ago.
Estonia has developed a stable currency, eliminated price controls and instituted a flat tax, said an announcement.
Among other groups, Laar will be speaking to the American Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce. That will be Tuesday. Monday the visitor has a date with President Óscar Arias Sánchez.
Estonia also has developed an electronic government in which many transactions are done over the Internet and paperwork is eliminated. The country has reduced the cost of government and corruption, said the announcement. Costa Rica also seeks to institute a form of electronic government.
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