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Why is Gas so Expensive in Costa Rica?

Sarah Jordan - March 22, 2022

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Costa Rica’s Credit Rating Raised By Fitch

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Why Crypto Creators Want to Stay Anonymous

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A Poorer Costa Rica, the Challenge of the Next Governor

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Costa Rica unemployment rate drops to 19%

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

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Costa Rica unemployment continues to fall, but remains high

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

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With vaccinations underway, Costa Rica hopes for economic recovery

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

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Pandemic caused loss of 255 million jobs worldwide in 2020

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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.

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

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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.

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Costa Rica unemployment falls but remains at historic levels

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Costa Rica's unemployment rate has gradually fallen, but it still remains far above the pre-pandemic levels.

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Unemployment and underemployment rates remain high in Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Unemployment in Costa Rica was 21.9% in the August-October quarter.

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