The president, Luis Guillermo Soli's of the Partido Accion Ciudadana (PAC), will maintain pro-business policies that will also have a strong social focus during his four-year term.
After estimated growth of 3.5% in 2014, we expect that GDP growth will pick up to an average of 4.1% a year in 2015-19 owing to solid investment, However, unemployment will remain high.
Average inflation will remain within the target range of 3-5% set by the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR, the Central Bank) in the forecast period, but supply-side shocks could push it temporarily above the ceiling.

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Political structure 24

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