To not regularize what is badly regularized you need a deregulator to regulate by deregulating what is well regulated.
EDITORIAL
The new head of the Regulatory Authority of Public Services of Costa Rica (ARESEP) took office while subject to a serious challenge over an obvious conflict of interestthat arose from his status as an active employee of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the monopolistic state entity whose rates must be fixed by the very same ARESEP. The insistence of the Solis administration eventually led to his appointment as Controller General, and after an announced pause for reflection, the new chief resigned from the ICE, promising that his actions would be solely taken with the welfare of consumer services in mind, services which are regulated by the ARESEP.
On January 20 a sanitary protocol was ratified which enables the export of shrimp caught in Costa Rican waters to China.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG):
During the visit by the President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, to China, ratification was given to signing of a sanitation protocol for the export of prawns, a prerequisite for the official opening up of the Chinese market for prawns caught in Costa Rican waters.
According to several institutions, the second half of the year will be marked by lower prices, lower exports and higher unemployment.
According to Fernando Rodriguez, professor at the National University (UNA), interest rates will have an upward trend, especially towards the end of the year when the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) begins withdrawing stimulus to the economy.