San Jose – July 30, 2024: Central bank governors, finance ministers, and bank superintendents of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR), and IMF officials met in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 29-30 to review the regional economic outlook and discuss policy measures needed to tackle key structural issues facing the region. The First Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Stephan Brunner, and the IMF’s Deputy Managing Director, Kenji Okamura, inaugurated the conference.