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Fitch maintains Costa Rica’s ‘B’ rating with negative outlook

The Tico Times -

It’s déjà vu all over again for Costa Rica’s investment rating.

Costa Rica creates commission to address gender unemployment gap

Alejandro Zúñiga -

In context of International Women's Day, Costa Rican leaders on Monday signed a decree to create a commission to address the country's unemployment gap.

Costa Rica unemployment disproportionately impacts women

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Unemployment in Costa Rica is at 19.1%, but the job loss provoked by the pandemic has predominantly impacted women.

Costa Rica unemployment rate drops to 19%

The Tico Times -

Unemployment in Costa Rica fell to 19.1% in the moving quarter from November to January.

Costa Rica unemployment continues to fall, but remains high

The Tico Times -

Unemployment in the last quarter of 2020 was 7.6 percentage points higher than the same period in 2019, the INEC indicated.

With vaccinations underway, Costa Rica hopes for economic recovery

The Tico Times -

Costa Rica was one of the first countries in Latin America to begin vaccination against the coronavirus, on December 24.

Pandemic caused loss of 255 million jobs worldwide in 2020

The Tico Times -

The Covid-19 pandemic caused massive damage to employment, and recovery in 2021 will be slow, uneven and uncertain if policy makers do not take appropriate action.

Costa Rica closes 2020 with large fiscal deficit, though better than expected

The Tico Times -

Costa Rica closed 2020 with a fiscal deficit of 8.3% of GDP, the highest in recent decades although lower than the official projection, the government announced Monday.