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Costa Rica Free-Zone Growth Slows to Weakest Pace Since 2020 : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News

Summary by The Tico Times
Growth in Costa Rica’s free-zone economy slowed sharply in June, falling to its weakest pace since 2020 and extending a year-long deceleration in one of the country’s most important economic sectors. Economic activity among companies operating under Costa Rica’s special regimes, which include most free-zone companies, grew 2.9% in June compared with the same month […] The post Costa Rica Free-Zone Growth Slows to Weakest Pace Since 2020 appeared…

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According to the Central Bank, the behaviour of the special scheme is mainly explained by a slowdown in manufacturing companies and in professional and administrative services.

According to the report of the Monthly Economic Activity Index (MAE) to June 2026, published by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), national production recorded a year-on-year variation of 3.0%, representing a deceleration of 2.2 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the same month of the previous year.However, the most relevant reading of the day is in a change in productive dynamics: the rate of growth of the Definitive Regime (3.1%) exceeds…

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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