Costa Rican authorities this week relaunched a campaign to support businesses and provide meals to tourism employees who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
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.
The Executive Branch summed 36 bills to the floor of the Legislative Assembly for debate, including three that relate to Costa Rica's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Central American country's fiscal deficit reached 8.3% of GDP in 2020, the highest in the last four decades, although lower than the Central Bank's 9.2% projection.
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.
