Costa Rica to Tackle Climate Change with New Resilience and Sustainability Facility

November 18, 2022 Costa Rica has been a pioneer in greening its economy, and its efforts to fight climate change and restore ecosystems have earned the country international recognition. But…

IMF Executive Board Concludes the Third Review of Costa Rica’s Extended Fund Facility and Approves the Request for the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

November 15, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the third review of Costa Rica’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s extended arrangement under…

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Costa Rica on a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) and the Third Review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)

October 7, 2022 The IMF team and Costa Rican authorities reached staff-level agreement on a request for access under the newly established Resilience and Sustainability Trust (approximately US$ 710 million)…

IDB Approves $300M Loan to Underpin Costa Rica’s Decarbonization Plan

July 22, 2022 Costa Rica continues to forge ahead in its transition to a green economy with net-zero emissions by 2050. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $300 million…

Costa Rica Prioritizes Public Health

By Analisa Bala April 1, 2022 Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the most recent issue of Finance & Development. Pura vida, the “pure life.” It’s an expression you’ll often hear in Costa…

IMF Executive Board Completes the First and Second Reviews Under Costa Rica’s Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility; and Approves Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Access

March 29, 2022 The IMF Executive Board concluded today the combined first and second reviews under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Costa Rica, allowing for an immediate disbursement equivalent…

Costa Rica: First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Request for Extension of the Arrangement, and Rephasing of Purchases-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Costa Rica

March 29, 2022 On March 1, 2021, the IMF Executive Board approved a 36-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with access of SDR 1.23749 billion (335 percent of…

IMF Staff Completes Virtual Visit to Costa Rica and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement

March 11, 2022 The IMF reached a staff-level agreement with the Costa Rican authorities on policy measures for the completion of the first and second reviews of Costa Rica’s Fund-supported…

CINDE Announces: Microsoft Inaugurates New Costa Rican Headquarters, the Largest and Most Modern in Latin America

March 8, 2022 The company celebrates 28 years in the country, where its local operations serve clients throughout the Americas. In just the last 4 years, Microsoft Costa Rica has…

Costa Rica breaks its record for goods exports through November this year with $13.316bn

January 11, 2022 Accumulative goods exports in Costa Rica through November this year (2021) totaled $13.316 billion, 25% more than the same period in 2020. The figure is a new goods-export record for…

Thunes adds Costa Rica to its Network, expands Latin American coverage

August 6, 2021 Thunes a leader in global cross-border payments, and Teledolar, a major fintech player in Central America, today announced a partnership that makes payments simple, fast, more transparent…

LatAm Logistic Properties Starts Development of 30,260 square meters of Class-A Logistic Buildings in Costa Rica

July 6, 2021 LatAm Logistic Properties, S.A., the leading developer, owner, and operator of modern sustainable logistic real estate in the Andean and Central American regions, today announced that it…