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Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:40:14 +0000
What will be the economic impact of Nicolás Maduro’s fall in Nicaragua?
Q24N (Nicaragua Investiga) The detention of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas, following a U.S. military incursion into Venezuela last weekend, raises questions about how the Sandinista regime may be affected in various ways, inclu...

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:36:55 +0000
Central Bank sets interest rate caps in colones and dollars for 2026
Q COSTARICA — The Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)—Central Bank of Costa Rica —established the new maximum annual interest rates that financial institutions can charge for loans and microloans during the first half of 2026, following their of...

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:29:40 +0000
Claudia Dobles to Laura Fernández: “Those who run from debate today will run from problems tomorrow”
Q COSTARICA — Presidential candidate Claudia Dobles, of the Agenda Ciudadana,, questioned Laura Fernández’s decision on Tuesday to boycott several presidential debates organized by media outlets, asserting that this stance reflects a lack of...

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:25:24 +0000
Laura Fernández, who is shying from public debates, would win in the first round, according to CID Gallup
Q COSTARICA — With three weeks to the presidential elections, Laura Fernández, the candidate for Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), is on track to win the presidency. According to the polling firm CID Gallup, which revealed on Tuesday that the candid...

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:04:11 +0000
Former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez: “It is very difficult for me to congratulate or support the invasion, but I justify it”
Q COSTARICA — Former president of Costa Rica, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, commented on the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States in a video posted on social media. Rodríguez stated that he does not celebrate an invasion, but believes the a...

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