The OECD will present its latest Economic Survey of Costa Rica on Tuesday 11 March 2025. The Survey looks at the country’s recent performance and how it can maintain its strong growth and fiscal sustainability. The report also takes an in-depth look at the challenges of spreading the benefits of foreign trade to more households, firms and regions.
OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann will present the Survey’s findings at a launch event alongside Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles and Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar Rivera at 15:00 Costa Rica time at the Centro de Convenciones in San José. Journalists can register to attend in person by contacting the Foreign Trade Ministry Press Office at ana.jimenez@comex.go.cr.
The Survey will be published at 15:00 local time (22:00 CET) on Tuesday 11 March at the following link, which can be included in news articles: www.oecd.org/economy/costa-rica-economic-snapshot/.
Streaming services for both the presentation of the Economic survey and the press conference will be available on the YouTube channel of the Presidential House of Costa Rica at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/@PresidenciadelaRepublicaCR.
Journalists can request a copy under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies will be sent out a day in advance.
For further information on the Economic Survey of Costa Rica, contact the OECD Media Office (+33 1 45 24 97 00) or Spencer Wilson. To get advance notification of other OECD reports and events, journalists can complete this short form.
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