## Costa Rica: Selected Issues and Analytical Notes

_IMF Staff Country Reports, May 23, 2016_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 23, 2016
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484362693.002

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### Scope and purpose
- Examines key issues pertaining to the economy of Costa Rica: micro-financial linkages, financial sector vulnerabilities, monetary policy stance, financial deepening in Costa Rica, financial inclusion in Costa Rica, recent fiscal developments and medium-term sustainability, and female labor force participation in Costa Rica.
- Discusses linkages between the Costa Rican real economy and financial sector.
- Estimates the neutral monetary policy interest rate to assess the adequacy of the current monetary policy stance.

### Financial sector structure and vulnerabilities
- The Costa Rican financial system is increasingly diversified but remains centered on banking intermediation.
- The banking system is described as highly segmented and heavily dollarized.
- Focus on financial sector vulnerabilities and micro-financial linkages between households/firms and banks.

### Monetary policy stance
- The paper estimates the neutral monetary policy interest rate to assess whether the current monetary policy stance is adequate.

### Financial deepening and inclusion
- Coverage includes analysis of financial deepening in Costa Rica.
- Coverage includes analysis of financial inclusion in Costa Rica.

### Fiscal developments and sustainability
- Reviews recent fiscal developments and medium-term fiscal sustainability for Costa Rica.

### Labor force and gender issues
- Includes analysis of female labor force participation in Costa Rica.

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