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Laura Fernández: “I’m not going to artificially manipulate the exchange rate”

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Laura Fernández: “I’m not going to artificially manipulate the exchange rate”

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández dismissed any possibility of the government stepping in to artificially control the dollar’s exchange rate, despite concerns expressed by export-related industries, tourism, free trade zones, and other sectors that earn much of their revenue in U.S. dollars. The topic came up...