Consumer optimism about the country’s economic outlook improved slightly in the past three months, according to results of the Consumer Confidence Index released Wednesday by the University of Costa Rica’s School of Statistics.
Costa Rica's government will "definitely" lower the forecast for this year's fiscal deficit as the government steps up efforts to fight tax evasion in the Central American country, Vice President Helio Fallas said.
The man picked to lead Costa Rica's Central Bank rejected Citigroup's decision to cut its economic forecast for the country in half after Intel and Bank of America said they would fire 3,000 people.
