Regulatory/market assessment

摘要

The recession triggered by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has aggravated Costa Rica's fiscal crisis. In April 2020 the IMF approved a US$505m financial support package to provide emergency relief to key sectors of the economy, as well as balance-of-payments support. The government has sought additional financing from other multilateral organisations. New minimum wage provisions went into force in January 2020, increasing the pay floor by 2.53%. For skilled workers, the new monthly minimum wage ranges from C316,964.69 for unspecialised workers to C680,565.53 for workers with postgraduate degrees. For unskilled workers, the new minimum daily wage ranges from C10,620.62 for unspecialised workers to C13,872.70 for "superior" specialised workers.