01673cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014999 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484337905 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Costa Rica : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (87 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The economy recovered quickly from the global crisis of 2008-09, with healthy growth and low inflation. Growth has, however, slowed recently and is expected to remain subdued in the short run, since gains from recovery in the U.S. will be offset by the closure of the Intel manufacturing plant. Inflation is elevated, owing primarily to exchange rate (XR) depreciation triggered by global repricing of emerging market assets in early 2014. Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside. Absent consolidation, large fiscal deficits would make public debt dynamics unsustainable in the long-run. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/029 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/029/002.2015.issue-029-en.xml IMF e-Library