The financial crisis sweeping the globe is creeping up on Costa Rica, with a dip in foreign investment leading a pack of problems prompting some of the country´s economists to predict a recession.
JetBlue creditors have hired restructuring advisers as the airline's bonds slid to 42 cents on the dollar, raising questions about its Costa Rica routes.
Prison-related cases at Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber rose from 2,130 in 2020 to 4,780 in 2025, as tougher prison rules collide with the state's duty to feed and treat inmates.
Concerns about the 2028 municipal elections helped drive Costa Rica's decision to abandon its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...
