The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) believes that the people who live in the Temporary Care Center for Migrants (CATEM), located in La Cruz de Guanacaste, live in precarious conditions. This was indicated by the agency in a report after a mission carried out in the country. Staff of the IACHR visited Costa Rica […]
Archives for November 1, 2018
INEC: unemployment grew compared to 2017
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) confirmed that in the third quarter of 2018 there was an inter-annual increase of 28 thousand unemployed people, estimating a total of 242 thousand unemployed people, divided in 124 thousand men and 118 thousand women. The increase was generated mainly in the male population (18 thousand people), […]
Treasury’s dollar demand increased since June
An increase in the Ministry of Finance’s demand for dollars has caused the Central Bank to increase the amount of international monetary reserves for direct sales, to prevent this pressure from going to the Foreign Currency Market (Monex). The Treasury, which traditionally went to the market to sell its foreign currency surpluses, is now demanding […]
Central Bank wants to prevent inflation from exceeding 4% in 2019
The measure announced on Thursday by the Central Bank to increase the monetary policy rate (TPM) seeks to prevent inflation from exceeding 4% in 2019. This was explained by Rodrigo Cubero, president of the Central Bank, at a press conference. The MPR is a reference rate used by the Bank to find the cost of […]
Congress will recognize child who saved French tourist
On Thursday afternoon, legislators approved a motion presented by Melvin Núñez to recognize the child Ricardo Ferry, for his exemplary act of rescuing a French minor in Cocles beach. The tourist’s life was at risk because she was drowning; however, 7-year-old Ferry did not think twice and went into the sea to save her. The […]
There are new fuel prices
New fuel prices were approved last Friday and could be in force as of this week when they are published in the official gazette. The resolution was sent on Monday and La Gaceta has between three and finve days to publish it. The new prices will be in force a day after the publication. The […]