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Violence is key challenge for Central America in 2019
Despite recent improvements, Central America is still home to some of the world’s most violent countries
Central AmericaPanama and Costa Rica to emerge as aviation hubs
Southern Central America is becoming an important aviation hub
Central AmericaCentral America integration talk will not drive action
Warm rhetoric on regional integration at a recent summit will prompt little concrete action
Central AmericaCosta Rica tax triumph will drive Alvarado’s ambition
Costa Rica’s new president has passed a landmark tax reform, succeeding where numerous predecessors have failed
Costa RicaCosta Rica tax reform points to strength of Alvarado
Successfully pushing through tax reform is arguably the president’s greatest achievement to date
Costa RicaProspects for Central America in 2019
Central America will see substantial change in 2019, with corruption and migration likely to be defining issues
Central AmericaNicaraguan migration tests Costa Rican hospitality
San Jose is trying to welcome Nicaraguan migrants, but the sheer number of them makes social friction all but inevitable
Costa RicaCosta Rica fiscal reform looks doomed to fail
The new president is attempting the same fiscal reforms as his predecessor, and faces the same obstacles
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