Singapore, Central America: Costa Rica
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Costa Rica was long a Central American economic wonder, with no standing army, high longevity and literacy rates, a strong welfare state and economic aid from the US. Internal debt and a recession have changed matters, and Pres Jose Figueres has had to enact reforms.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Jesse at the helm: Central America
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Helms and other members of Congress are bickering over support for the governments of Nicaragua and El Salvador. However, a consensus is forming in favor of stopping aid to Nicaragua, because of Nicaragua's alleged sponsorship of an international terrorist network.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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