Costa Rica recently passed the "Menstruation and Justice" bill, reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on menstrual hygiene products from 13% to 1%, aligning them with essential goods, thus showing its commitment to address the issue of gender inequality

Costa Rican health authorities have intensified efforts to vaccinate children against measles, rubella, and mumps, aiming to close vaccination gaps and achieve 100% coverage, especially with over 88.000 children currently susceptible due to missing doses

Costa Rica has reached an agreement with the IMF's technical team to access a total of US$510 million loans to keep the Colon at the same exchange rate with respect to the USD, pending approval from the IMF's Executive Board

Costa Rica has presented a plan to attract semiconductor investments, aiming to become a top destination by leveraging its strategic relationship with the US to begin building centers for the development of such materials

Costa Rica has become the world's first country to export coffee free from deforestation; the first shipment has been destined for Italy's Illycaffè