Tag: economic growth
Costa Rica signs an agreement to become a full member of CAF
(BNamericas) - In order to strengthen the well-being of the population and the sustainable development of the country, Costa Rica has been incorporated a full member of the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America.
Costa Rica joined CAF as a Series "C" shareholder in...
Costa Rica’s economic activity shows rebound
Costa Rica's economic activity shows a rebound in the last three months, according to the last series of the Indice mensual de actividad económica (IMAE) - Monthly economic activity index - published, Monday (November 11) by the Banco Central (Central Bank).
The Central Bank says...
Happiness may be a choice – except that it’s constrained by vested economic interests
Our knowledge about what it is that people need to feel happy and satisfied with in their lives keeps growing, yet the extent to which people actually feel happy and satisfied with their lives has largely stagnated.
There might be small shifts each year that...
“It’s one of slowdown, not a recession,” says Central Bank President
We are not in a recession and a contraction of the economy is not expected either, was the message on Monday by Rodrigo Cubero, president of the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank, when presenting the updated macroeconomic forecasts for 2019...
Pessimism reigns among businessmen
Pessimism reigns among entrepreneurs, in terms of how the Costa Rica economy could close the year.
It is expected that the government will reach an agreement to have the 38 votes that would legitimize the tax reform bill, which would give businessmen clarity, otherwise, there...
