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Catholic
Church
in
Costa
Rica
Sells
Sama
Stock
to
Panamanian
Firm
The
Catholic
Church's
Episcopal
Conference
has
sold
its
25.5%
of
stock
in
Grupo
Sama
to a
Panamanian
firm,
Ronda
Investment
S.A.
The
deal
reportedly
netted
the
Conference
˘6.45
billion
colones.
Grupo
Sama
began
operations
in
1976
with
a
seat
on
the
national
stock
exchange
through
its
subsidiaries
such
as
investment
funds
and
financial
consultant
services.
The
Ronda
Investment
is
duly
registered
in
Panama's
public
registry
as
belonging
to
Victor
Oconotrillo
who
is
president
of
Grupo
Sama
in
Costa
Rica.
The
Panamanian
company,
created
in
2011,
has
a
contract
with
Sama
to
provide
financial
services
for
at
least
a
year
with
option
to
extend
the
contract
for
yearly
increments.
Besides
Oconotrillo,
La
Nacion
reports
that
the
names
Rolando
Cervantes
and
Henry
Zamora
appear
in
both
companies.
By
Rod
Hughes,
Fijatevos.com
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