Costa Rica
China using reserves for political gain - report
China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange appears to have used its reserve stockpile, the largest in the world, to influence diplomatic relations between Costa Rica and Taiwan.
Central Bank of Costa Rica - Annual Report 2006
The Central Bank of Costa Rica intensified its efforts in reducing medium-term inflation in 2006.
IMF paper on public debt markets
This IMF paper reviews the state of domestic public debt markets in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Costa Rica selects OpenLink's Findur
OpenLink, a leading provider of financial and commodity trading, risk management, and operations processing software solutions, announced Monday 5 June that Costa Rica's central bank, Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), has licensed Findur, the company's…
The costs of capital inadequacy
Blair Baker reports on why Costa Rica’s central bank cannot afford to lower inflation.
Interview with Costa Rica's central bank chief
In an interview reported by Reuters, Costa Rica's central bank president Francisco de Paula Gutierrez said that cutting the country's fiscal deficit was a challenge, but he said he expected Costa Rica would meet a government deficit target of 3 percent…
Central Bank of Costa Rica installs .NET
COSTA RICA - The Central Bank of Costa Rica has migrated its interbank electronic payments and transaction system (SINPE) to Microsoft Corp.'s .NET technologies.
Central Bank of Costa Rica - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Costa Rica has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Honduras not ready to adopt dollar-central banker
HONDURAS - A large trade deficit and limited foreign currency reserves mean Honduras is not ready to follow in the footsteps of neighboring El Salvador and dollarize its economy, Central Bank President Victoria Asfura said on Apr 19.
Banker confirms downturn of Costa Rican economy
The President of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Eduardo Lizano, confirmed Friday a dramatic deceleration of economy with GDP growth down to 1.4% this year from 8.2% of the year before.
Costa Rica to maintain exchange rate policy
Costa Rica's central bank said on Thursday it would continue with mini-devaluations of its currency against the dollar, despite complaints that it makes local business less competitive.