The new representative of Costa Rica to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Ottón Solís, resigned from his position eight days after taking office due to backlash from Congress and business associations.
Unemployment in Costa Rica was 17.7% in the moving quarter from March to May 2021, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Inec).
The Minister of Public Works and Transportation of Costa Rica, Rodolfo Méndez, became one of those investigated in an alleged bribery scandal between construction companies and the government
