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Weekly Report - 5 June 2014 (WR-14-22)
COSTA RICA: Solís under pressure to address key priority
Private sector lobbies like the Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica (CICR) and the Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones del Sector Empresarial Privado (UCCAEP) are again calling on President Luis Guillermo Solís and his new centre-left Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) government to address the problem of high energy tariffs as the main obstacle to economic growth. With the cost of electricity reportedly one of the factors in the recent decision by US chipmaker Intel to up sticks and leave the country [WR-14-15], this remains a key concern given that, along with redressing social inequalities, attracting investment is a declared priority of the new PAC administration.
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