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At the height of the pandemic and economic crisis, the Costa Rican president announced, on a national chain, an economic recovery plan with no clear direction, no assigned leaders and no concrete actions.
In the message broadcast on the night of July 12, President Carlos Alvarado vaguely explained part of the plan to be adopted to overcome the health and economic crisis generated by the spread of covid-19.
Raising the quality of education, eliminating excessive paperwork and generating opportunities, not threats, for people to formalize their economic activities are the main demands of the Costa Rican business sector in the run-up to 2020.
Generating more employment and strengthening the business sector while the actions of the Executive, Legislative Assembly and the Judiciary are being implemented are some of the projects outlined for the first quarter of the year, according to the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP).
In Costa Rica, the brand-new Alvarado administration faces the challenge of solving complex problems such as the growing fiscal deficit, deteriorated infrastructure and high production costs which are affecting the competitiveness of companies.
The Costa Rican - North American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) shared criteria of "...
The limited political strength of the current Minister of the department is preventing industry demands from being addressed and priority given to the sector in the government's strategy.
Representatives from the tourism industry argue that they have been given a back seat because they are not given the necessary priority in government policies. The sector is also complaining about lack of investment in tourism infrastructure, excessive paperwork and permits and the enforcement of laws discouraging economic activity in the sector.
Free parking in Panama and heavy trains running through the streets of the capital of Costa Rica, are examples of some of the strange decisions taken by their governments.
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While the rest of the world discourages the use of private cars as a means of transportation, increasing the costs of their use by setting, among other methods, high costs for parking in urban areas, in Panama, whose capital city suffers like any other city from the growing problems of congestion on the roads, the National Assembly recently passed a law that mandates free parking in "commercial parking lots of any kind or public offices where purchases are made, goods acquired or any services received. "
The academic corporatism which has come to power in Costa Rica brings a "vision of the world of the Social Democrats of the sixties and seventies."
An analysis carried out by Juan Carlos Hidalgo on his blog on Elfinancierocr.com on the proposed Costa Rican state budget points to a decalogue of macroeconomic horrors that besides contradicting election promises on cost containment and austerity, show an outdated vision of the new government regarding the alleged benefits of increased public spending in the functioning of a modern economy.
New economic approaches give prime importance to the issue of governance and transparency as prerequisites for development.
An article in Capital.com.pa reports on the damage caused by corruption to the possibilities of development for societies, focusing on the possible routes that Panama can take to combat the problem. But beyond that, all of the concepts of the writer can extrapolated to the unfortunate reality that, in terms of corruption, is seen in all Central American countries.
The European Union has announced contributions for social and electoral programs, as well as infrastructure improvements.
The nonrefundable collaborative agreements signed are for projects for rural roads, community development, poverty reduction, and assistance to those affected by the recent rains among others schemes.
"The $64.4 million will go to El Salvador’s Caring Community Support Program (PACSES in Spanish), who will seek to "reduce poverty and economic and social inequality, primarily in rural areas, according to the chancellor", reads an article from Reuters.
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