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Slothy Sunday: Things are looking up

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Costa Rica asks IMF for assistance due to impacts of pandemic

Costa Rica requested financial assistance from the IMF for $1.75 billion.

Pandemic causes hunger among Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica

The agency estimates that 63 percent of Nicaraguan refugees living in Costa Rica can only eat twice a day.

Costa Rica proposes reducing salaries of Central American Bank directors

CABEI, based in Honduras, has as regional partners Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

Costa Rica transitioning to economic reopening despite increase in infections

President Carlos Alvarado specified that the so-called transition period will occur from August 31 to September 8, followed by a controlled opening until September 30.

Spending on education in Latin America will fall 9% in 2020

Spending on education in Latin America and the Caribbean will fall by 9% during 2020, due to the sharp contraction of GDP in the region due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a joint study by UNESCO and ECLAC.

Panama rules out hiring Cuban doctors amid criticism from the US and internal protests

The Panamanian government has for now ruled out the ​​hiring of Cuban doctors to combat COVID-19, amid protests from the health union and warnings from the United States. 

Costa Rica appoints climate change director as new Environment Minister

Andrea Meza, who has been director of climate change for the Costa Rican government since 2015, was appointed Tuesday as Environment Minister, replacing the outgoing Carlos Manuel Rodríguez.

Protesters take to streets of Costa Rica asking for economic reopening

The protesters crossed the center of San José until they reached Casa Presidencial in Zapote.

Pandemic ‘an opportunity’ for Latin America, regional director of UNDP says

COVID-19 has already infected 6.7 million people with 260,000 deaths in the region.

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