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Costa Rica
Costa Rica Boosts Road Infrastructure Improvements with New Tender for Route 32
The National Road Council (CONAVI) has relaunched the tender…
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Costa Rica strengthens labor rights with a new law promoting breastfeeding.
Costa Rica’s new Breastfeeding Law imposes significant obligations on employers…
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Costa Rican Exports Reach Record High
Costa Rica recorded goods exports of over $26.568 billion in 2025…
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Costa Rica Boosts Resilient Infrastructure with New Bridges in Guanacaste
Costa Rica will begin construction in April on four new bridges…
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Costa Rica Launches Public Policy “Costa Rica Impulsa”
The Government of Costa Rica presented a new policy to combat poverty…
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El Salvador
Record public investment to boost economy in 2026
Public investment is projected at more than $2.68 billion…
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$278 million investment in strategic infrastructure
Projects include Pacific Airport and submarine cable…
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Economic growth driven by diversification
El Salvador achieved nearly 4% growth in 2025…
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Vehicle fleet surpasses 2 million
The vehicle fleet grew significantly reflecting economic dynamism…
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Insurance sector reaches record
The sector exceeded $1 billion in premiums…
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Guatemala
Public-private partnerships portfolio
Guatemala is promoting at least 12 strategic projects…
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Energy auction boosts competition
PEG 5 auction saw strong participation…
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Tourism promotion in Europe
Guatemala strengthens tourism alliances…
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Honduras
Port modernization strategy
Efforts to improve competitiveness in the port sector…
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Economic growth driven by finance and agriculture
Honduras recorded 3.3% growth at the start of 2026…
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CAF supports infrastructure and education
Up to $2 million secured for development projects…
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Exports to China surge
Exports grew by 77.6% in early 2026…
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Nicaragua
Road infrastructure strengthened with Japan cooperation
Japan donated equipment to improve road maintenance…
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Regional
Central America and EU strengthen alliance
The Association Agreement boosts trade and investment…
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Banking sector strengthens liquidity
Remittances drive deposits and credit growth…
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BLP Insights
Costa Rica: Commercial Code Reform
Law No. 10840 introduces changes to corporate representation…
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Honduras: GMP Certification Framework
New regulatory requirements for the food and beverage industry…
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Economic Index
| Country | Exchange rate | Basic passive rate | Monetary policy rate | S&P | Moody’s | Fitch | Inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 466.66 | 3.65% | 3.25% | BB | Ba2 | BB | -2.73% |
| El Salvador | 8.75 | 4.55% | N/A | B- | B3 | B- | -2.73% |
| Guatemala | 7.65 | 4.87% | 3.50% | BB+ | Ba1 | BB+ | 0.96% |
| Honduras | 26.53 | 7.03% | 5.75% | BB- | B1 | N/A | 3.46% |
| Nicaragua | 36.62 | 1.17% | 5.75% | B+ | B2 | B | 2.70% |
26/03/2026 | Source: secmca.org