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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

The Country Office of Costa Rica supports the government’s efforts to move forward on its social welfare, low-carbon economic development, and environmental resilience goals in alignment with the Bicentennial National Development and Public Investment Plan.

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Country Office
Francisco Javier Urra Sustainability - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB
Francisco Javier Urra
IDB Country Representative in Costa Rica
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Costa Rica plays a pivotal role as a founding member of the IDB. Each member country appoints a Governor to represent them on the Board of Governors.

At the IDB's Washington, D.C. headquarters, Costa Rica shares a board seat with Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, collectively represented by an Executive Director. This Director is elected every three years by the Governors of these countries.

Country representation in Costa Rica

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 12,219,400

Number of votes: 64,819

of the institution's ownership

Address: Piso 4, Torre 1 Centro Corporativo El Cedral 300

metros este del Peaje Autopista Próspero Fernández, Escazú

San José, Costa Rica
 

Piso 4, Torre 1 Centro Corporativo El Cedral 300 metros

este del Peaje Autopista Próspero Fernández, Escazú 

San José, Costa Rica
 

Phone number: (T) (506) 2588-8700

E-mail:  [email protected]

Costa Rica Improves Its Care System with IDB Support
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $250 million loan to improve quality of life for people in Costa Rica who need care, such as the elderly and people with disabilities, and to increase the well-being of caregivers.  Costa Rica is experiencing one of the fastest...
Laura Alfaro Joins IDB as New Chief Economist and Economic Counselor
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has appointed Laura Alfaro as Chief Economist and Economic Counselor following a competitive selection process. Ms. Alfaro brings to the Bank extensive economic research and public policy expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean. The...
Achieving Greater Scale and Impact for IDB Initiatives in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
TELA, Honduras - The city of Tela, Honduras, hosted the 38th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) governors from the countries of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, including finance and economy ministers from the region. The February 10 gathering is in the lead-up to...
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Sep 15 - 16, 2025
2nd IDB Research Conference: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Growth and Well-Being in Emerging Economies
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 16, 2025
Opening: Reach | Carolina Carubin, Argentina
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 18, 2025
IDB Cities Network Webinar: Data for Urban Resilience
06:00 AM - 07:30 AM

Videos available in Spanish

¿Cuáles son los ejes para una integración regional inteligente, sostenible e inclusiva?
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Integración y gobernanza: ¿cuál será el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe en el 2030?
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¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
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Strategy and Projects

Costa Rica´s Country Strategy 2024-2027 aims to strengthen essential factors for sustained growth and improved well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations, and position Costa Rica as a regional leader in sustainable development and solutions generator, through three strategic pillars:

  1. Resilient infrastructure and climate action: Mitigating the public investment gap and addressing climate challenges.
  2. Enabling environment for the private sector: Stimulating private sector involvement to bridge development gaps.
  3. Social contract protection: Bolstering critical areas for social progress, including education and security, and addressing challenges posed by aging population.
IDB Country Strategy with Costa Rica
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Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
CR-O0012 - - Comprehensive Modernization of Citizen Security and Justice in Costa Rica - Preparation
CR-T1309 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS The Effects of Physical and Digital Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation Interventions at Borders 200,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1305 SOCIAL INVESTMENT PENSIONS & SOCIAL SECURITY Pathways for Longevity: Silver Economy solutions towards a result-based financing strategy 2,753,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1307 SOCIAL INVESTMENT GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LeapCR: Leading High Potential Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica 6,970,500.00 Preparation
CR-L1157 ENERGY LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Second Renewable Energy, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Program 315,020,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1306 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Boosting digital government and transforming institutional culture for user-centered service delivery in Costa Rica 360,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1301 ENERGY ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Development of a power system expansion planning methodology with high variable renewable generation in Costa Rica. 400,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1295 SOCIAL INVESTMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION Support for the implementation of strategic actions of the National Care System 200,000.00 Implementation Aug. 8, 2025
CR-O0012 Comprehensive Modernization of Citizen Security and Justice in Costa Rica
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
CR-T1309 The Effects of Physical and Digital Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation Interventions at Borders
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000.00
CR-T1305 Pathways for Longevity: Silver Economy solutions towards a result-based financing strategy
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 2,753,000.00
CR-T1307 LeapCR: Leading High Potential Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 6,970,500.00
CR-L1157 Second Renewable Energy, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Program
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 315,020,000.00
CR-T1306 Boosting digital government and transforming institutional culture for user-centered service delivery in Costa Rica
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 360,000.00
CR-T1301 Development of a power system expansion planning methodology with high variable renewable generation in Costa Rica.
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
CR-T1295 Support for the implementation of strategic actions of the National Care System
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Aug. 8, 2025
  • Financing: 200,000.00
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Country Office
Francisco Javier Urra Sustainability - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB
Francisco Javier Urra
IDB Country Representative in Costa Rica
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Costa Rica plays a pivotal role as a founding member of the IDB. Each member country appoints a Governor to represent them on the Board of Governors.

At the IDB's Washington, D.C. headquarters, Costa Rica shares a board seat with Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, collectively represented by an Executive Director. This Director is elected every three years by the Governors of these countries.

Country representation in Costa Rica

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 12,219,400

Number of votes: 64,819

of the institution's ownership

Address: Piso 4, Torre 1 Centro Corporativo El Cedral 300

metros este del Peaje Autopista Próspero Fernández, Escazú

San José, Costa Rica
 

Piso 4, Torre 1 Centro Corporativo El Cedral 300 metros

este del Peaje Autopista Próspero Fernández, Escazú 

San José, Costa Rica
 

Phone number: (T) (506) 2588-8700

E-mail:  [email protected]

Costa Rica Improves Its Care System with IDB Support
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $250 million loan to improve quality of life for people in Costa Rica who need care, such as the elderly and people with disabilities, and to increase the well-being of caregivers.  Costa Rica is experiencing one of the fastest...
Laura Alfaro Joins IDB as New Chief Economist and Economic Counselor
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has appointed Laura Alfaro as Chief Economist and Economic Counselor following a competitive selection process. Ms. Alfaro brings to the Bank extensive economic research and public policy expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean. The...
Achieving Greater Scale and Impact for IDB Initiatives in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
TELA, Honduras - The city of Tela, Honduras, hosted the 38th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) governors from the countries of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, including finance and economy ministers from the region. The February 10 gathering is in the lead-up to...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Costa Rica!
Subscribe
Sep 15 - 16, 2025
2nd IDB Research Conference: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Growth and Well-Being in Emerging Economies
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 16, 2025
Opening: Reach | Carolina Carubin, Argentina
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 18, 2025
IDB Cities Network Webinar: Data for Urban Resilience
06:00 AM - 07:30 AM

Videos available in Spanish

¿Cuáles son los ejes para una integración regional inteligente, sostenible e inclusiva?
Learn More
Integración y gobernanza: ¿cuál será el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe en el 2030?
Learn More
¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

Costa Rica´s Country Strategy 2024-2027 aims to strengthen essential factors for sustained growth and improved well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations, and position Costa Rica as a regional leader in sustainable development and solutions generator, through three strategic pillars:

  1. Resilient infrastructure and climate action: Mitigating the public investment gap and addressing climate challenges.
  2. Enabling environment for the private sector: Stimulating private sector involvement to bridge development gaps.
  3. Social contract protection: Bolstering critical areas for social progress, including education and security, and addressing challenges posed by aging population.
IDB Country Strategy with Costa Rica
Download
Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
CR-O0012 - - Comprehensive Modernization of Citizen Security and Justice in Costa Rica - Preparation
CR-T1309 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS The Effects of Physical and Digital Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation Interventions at Borders 200,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1305 SOCIAL INVESTMENT PENSIONS & SOCIAL SECURITY Pathways for Longevity: Silver Economy solutions towards a result-based financing strategy 2,753,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1307 SOCIAL INVESTMENT GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LeapCR: Leading High Potential Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica 6,970,500.00 Preparation
CR-L1157 ENERGY LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Second Renewable Energy, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Program 315,020,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1306 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Boosting digital government and transforming institutional culture for user-centered service delivery in Costa Rica 360,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1301 ENERGY ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Development of a power system expansion planning methodology with high variable renewable generation in Costa Rica. 400,000.00 Preparation
CR-T1295 SOCIAL INVESTMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION Support for the implementation of strategic actions of the National Care System 200,000.00 Implementation Aug. 8, 2025
CR-O0012 Comprehensive Modernization of Citizen Security and Justice in Costa Rica
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
CR-T1309 The Effects of Physical and Digital Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation Interventions at Borders
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000.00
CR-T1305 Pathways for Longevity: Silver Economy solutions towards a result-based financing strategy
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 2,753,000.00
CR-T1307 LeapCR: Leading High Potential Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 6,970,500.00
CR-L1157 Second Renewable Energy, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Program
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 315,020,000.00
CR-T1306 Boosting digital government and transforming institutional culture for user-centered service delivery in Costa Rica
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 360,000.00
CR-T1301 Development of a power system expansion planning methodology with high variable renewable generation in Costa Rica.
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
CR-T1295 Support for the implementation of strategic actions of the National Care System
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Aug. 8, 2025
  • Financing: 200,000.00
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