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Costa Rica

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Commentary

Costa Rica resoundingly rejects IMF’s 'austericidal' recipe

Alternative progressive solutions reached by democratic and inclusive multi-sectoral dialogue.

10 December 2020 | Guest comment

Conditionality

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Civil society raises alarm about IMF’s continued backing of austerity amidst pandemic

Egypt, Ukraine, South Africa and Ecuador have recently signed IMF loan programmes that involve severe austerity measures.

6 October 2020

Rights

Analysis

The IMF, Gender Equality and Labour

BWP briefing explores IMF's labour market policies in the context of women in the informal economy and suggests they will not contribute to decreasing inequalities.

2 October 2017 | Briefings

Private Sector

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ICSID and Latin America

Latin American states are actively exploring alternative mechanisms to the ICSID state-investor dispute mechanism which they claim has investor bias.

3 December 2013 | At Issue
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IMF research on "fiscal profligacy" criticised

A January IMF working paper has accused the US of "fiscal profligacy".

13 February 2013
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15 March 2023

IMF approves first batch of climate resilience loans

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16 January 2021

Costa Rica’s ‘explosive’ debt crisis: All you need to know

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8 October 2020

Two dozen police injured in Costa Rica in IMF protests

Thomson Reuters

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4 October 2020

Following backlash, Costa Rican presidency withdraws IMF-related economic measures

The Tico Times
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