Costa Rica
Elections expose Central American democracy challenges
Between November 2013 and May 2014, there will be elections in four Central American countries....
Central AmericaCosta Rica candidate withdrawal exposes party splits
Hernandez yesterday announced he has decided to pull out of the presidential campaign due to...
Costa RicaCosta Rica vote does not anticipate major policy shift
The campaign for the 2014 presidential elections started on October 2. The ruling Partido de...
Costa RicaLatin America: Shifting regional alliances
Latin America
Costa Rica's capital controls will not deter investors
Chinchilla raised a bill to increase the levy on capital inflows, Finance Minister Edgar Ayales...
Costa RicaLatin America/EU FTAs to be implemented in 2013
The European Parliament yesterday approved FTAs with Colombia and Peru, on the one hand, and the...
EUGovernance capacity is eroding in Costa Rica
Halfway through her four-year mandate, President Laura Chinchilla has the lowest approval rating...
Costa RicaCosta Rican government faces legislative deadlock
The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously ruled that proposals approved in Congress to reduce the...
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