The negative perspective in the new risk note, anticipates that there is a possibility that in the next 12 months the rating will be degraded again, if the authorities adopt policies that damage the country's financial profile.

Check out the "System for monitoring markets and economic situation in Central American countries" of CentralAmericaData.

Elfinancierocr.com reviews that "... S&P Global points out that poor policy formulation could weaken the sustainability of growth and weaken public finances. It also stresses that the country's large financing needs and potentially poor debt management decisions could also lead to a downgrade."

According to the article, the agency said in a statement that the downgrade will take place "... if Costa Rica's political leadership cannot demonstrate a more concerted, coherent and timely way to take corrective fiscal action that will curb the potential argument of liquidity pressures and growing sovereign financing needs."

In this context of the spread of covid-19, Moody's also decided to downgrade the debt outlook, as in early June it announced that it changed the risk outlook from stable to negative, arguing that there are greater risks to the country's financing from increased borrowing requirements.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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