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Incomers incite fight for clients

As foreign players enter the market, John Rumsey in San José asks how much competition is healthy for Costa Rica’s banks?

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Opposition stalls Costa Rica’s economic reforms

Can Costa Rica – traditionally stable compared with its central American neighbours – preserve its tradition of consensus building and move ahead with liberal economic reforms? Jane Monahan reports.
The question mark over Costa Rica’s economic future came into sharp focus when the finance minister, Alberto Dent, resigned on September 3, at a time of mounting opposition to his package of economic reforms.

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Costa Rica leads the pack in 2002 trade rankings for Latin America

This month, The Banker publishes its first ranking of trade conditions for Latin America based on 2002 data.

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