
IMF Warns Costa Rica’s Famous Health System Is Running Out of Money
Costa Rica's health system reserves could run dry by 2029 and pension funds by the mid-2030s, with the health gap...
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Costa Rica's health system reserves could run dry by 2029 and pension funds by the mid-2030s, with the health gap...
June 24, 2026
Costa Rica drew over five billion dollars in foreign investment for a second straight year, a small country punching above...
June 20, 2026
The president of Municipal Liberia, a Costa Rica football first-division club, faces US extradition on cocaine-trafficking charges — the first...
June 19, 2026
World Bank sees Latin America growth at just 2.2% in 2026, the weakest of any region, as a Middle East...
June 12, 2026
The Latin American mayor approval rankings released this week by CB Consultora Opinión Pública show a familiar three-way leadership pattern
May 29, 2026
Sheinbaum leads at 67.8%, Bukele 67.5%, Abinader 60.2% — see the full May 2026 Latin American presidential approval rankings from...
May 29, 2026
Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino used his Thursday morning weekly press conference to announce the immediate
May 22, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Bolivia's COB chief flees an arrest order, Chile votes on Kast's reconstruction law, Flávio Bolsonaro admits a...
May 20, 2026
JPMorgan Private Bank's 2026 Latin America outlook, authored by Head of Investment Strategy Nur Cristiani and titled "Between Promise
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