For this year, the Costa Rican government plans to continue negotiating loans for budget support with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Andean Development Corporation - Latin American Development Bank (CAF).

Pilar Garrido, Minister of Planning and coordinator of the Cabinet's economic team, told Elfinancierocr.com that "... We have some budget support credits directed to multilaterals that are in a definition stage to be presented in this year's plans. The aim is to leverage us with loans and Eurobonds to improve the debt profile."

In 2019, the executive plans to issue $6 billion in Eurobonds, but the Legislative Assembly approved the issuance of only $1.5 billion, arguing that the amount proposed at the outset was too high.

See "Costa Rica Issues $1.5 Billion in Eurobonds"

Despite the negative response from the congressmen, the Alvarado administration maintains its hopes of obtaining legislative approval and thus capturing the $4.5 billion in financing from the foreign market.

The article says that "... The Ministry of Finance is working on a new bill in which it will request the issuance of Eurobonds to meet this year's needs with the aim of improving the profile of the debt with longer terms and more convenient rates".  Garrido confirmed that "... the text is being drafted to enter the legislative stream at a 'good time'."

Also see "Eurobonds: Risk Rating Confirmed"

Regarding the issue, in July 2019 the risk rating agency Fitch Ratings explained that because the plan of the Ministry of Finance to place $ 6 billion in the foreign market was not approved, fiscal uncertainty could resurface in Costa Rica during the coming years.

Fitch said in mid last year that financing needs remain onerous. The rating agency estimated that sovereign financing needs were 5.5% of GDP by 2019 (2.4% of GDP for debt repayments and 3.2% of GDP for budget financing) and will average 11% of GDP in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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