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BCCR Decision Causes Dollar to Rise

Markets closed with the dollar at ¢518.34, ¢7.88 higher than the day before, after the Costa Rican Central Bank's (BCCR) decision to increase foreign exchange reserves.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Since the BCCR announced the news, the dollar's price increased steadily, reaching a high of ¢523,01 before finally closing at ¢518.34.

Rodrigo Bolaños, president of BCCR, said that, "in the coming days it will be interesting to see what direction the exchange rate takes because just the announcement alone has caused it move up by several colones," reports Nacion.com.

Source: Nacion.com

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