Costa Rica

  • Apr 19, 2006
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: Tax reform is limited

Approval of the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement with the United States, and the need to expand...

Central America
  • Mar 21, 2006
  • 5 min read

COSTA RICA: Arias faces major opposition

The political scene is much more complicated than it used to be.

Costa Rica
  • Mar 8, 2006
  • 1 min read

COSTA RICA: Arias is declared president elect

The electoral tribunal (TSE) yesterday declared Oscar Arias president.

Costa Rica
  • Feb 8, 2006
  • 5 min read

COSTA RICA: Elections end in dead heat

Presidential elections on February 5 ended in a virtual dead-heat. Whoever finally wins, the...

Costa Rica
  • Feb 8, 2006
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Risks of financial dollarisation

The high degree of financial dollarisation in most Latin American countries may leave their...

Latin America
  • Feb 8, 2006
  • 1 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Risks of financial dollarisation

The high degree of financial dollarisation in most Latin American countries, a legacy of high...

Latin America
  • Feb 6, 2006
  • 1 min read

COSTA RICA: Arias leads close election

With 77.58% of votes counted, former President Oscar Arias, of the Partido Liberacion Nacional...

Costa Rica
  • Jan 10, 2006
  • 5 min read

COSTA RICA: CAFTA ratification polarises politics

Opinion on the issue is highly polarised, and it has become a key element in the campaign for...

Costa Rica