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21 October – The Tico Times reports that freedom of expression and press freedom in Costa Rica has grown more restricted, according to the Chapultepec Index of the Inter American Press Association. The country falls to tenth place on the index, from a ranking of seventh in 2023, and fifth in 2022. [3]
The pattern of public expenditure and revenue in Costa Rica is typical of a middle income country. According to the CIA World Factbook, in 2012, central government revenue was US$6.949 billion, while expenditure was $8.937 billion. [1] In recent years, expenditure has grown faster than income, producing deficits.
Source: [1] 1 January – New Year's Day 11 April – Juan Santamaría 17 April – Maundy Thursday 18 April – Good Friday 1 May – Labour Day 25 July – Guanacaste Day 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica; January 30 – Tourism Minister Gustavo Segura predicts about one million tourists will visit Costa Rica in 2021, on par with the 1,011,000 in 2020 but sharply down from the 3,139,000 international visitors of 2019. [1] February 8 – Students return to live classes after suspension for the COVID-19 ...
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Spanish: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, COMEX) is the government ministry of Costa Rica responsible for defining and directing the country's external trade and foreign investment policy, as well as handling non-contentious international administration and representing the Costa Rican state abroad in trade and investment matters.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector.Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
Following the appointment of former Director General Martin Moloney as Secretary General of IOSCO, [9] Jill Britton was appointed the Commission's Director General in 2021, the first woman to hold the role. [10] Mark Hoban became Chair of the Commission in April 2020, [11] succeeding John Eatwell.
Día de Juan Santamaría: Santamaría was a hero in the battle against North American Filibuster William Walker in 1856. May 1 Labour Day: Día Internacional del Trabajo: July 25 Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica: Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica: Celebrates the annexation of the Party of Nicoya in 1824. August 2