Costa Rica: Banks regulating the opening of new branches

©image: Andrés Monroy-Hernández

Of the 14 banks operating in the country, 8 announced that they will open a maximum of 56 new branches; 41 of these will be by public banks, which continue to have a aggressive expansion plans.

Private banks are more conservative and link the opening of new branches to the behavior of the economy and business in 2009.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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