The limitations of the state budget to address infrastructure projects require the assistance of private capital, and the securitization trust model is being adopted by Costa Rican public institutions to finance these works.

There are 11 projects in various stages of the formation process of securitization trusts in various sectors such as energy, telecommunications, health, and education.

The article by Stephen Ramírez Castro in Elfinancierocr.com stated that "behind the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) - a pioneer in the use of this mechanism, entities such as the Ministry of Finance, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund and the University of Costa Rica, among others, are lining up. The collection of all the business plans that doing the due diligence required to activate the mechanism, sum over $2 billion in investments, to be implemented over the next five years. "

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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