Costa Rican authorities this week relaunched a campaign to support businesses and provide meals to tourism employees who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Hunger levels are soaring across much of Central America as countries battle economic crises sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic and extreme climate events
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.
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.
Citing disagreements with how the Costa Rican Presidency handled the multi-sectorial dialogue meant to address the country's economic crisis, Women's Minister Patricia Mora announced her resignation on Monday.Â
