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Costa Rica's economy will experience a 3.6% contraction instead of a 2.5% expansion this year as expected before the pandemic, according to the Central Bank (BCCR).
The electric train would transport 200,000 people each day throughout the Greater Metropolitan Area, linking the cities of Cartago, San José, Heredia and Alajuela.
The Central Bank of Costa Rica projected a 3.6% drop in GDP this year, instead of the 2.5% growth originally anticipated, as a consequence of the pandemic.