Costa Rica Seeks to Activate Stock Market

©image: Bolsa Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica

As outlined in the article in Elfinancierocr.com, "The team is made up of José Rafael Brenes, director of the BNV, Roberto Venegas, financial advisor and ex manager of the Stock Exchange, Lanzo Luconi, president of the National Investment Fund Company , Jose Adrian Vargas, National Treasurer, Thomas Allen, chief financial officer of Florida Ice & Farm, Lucia Fernandez, manager of IBP Pensions and Frederick Ruzicka, Mutual Valores stockbroker."

Amongtopics expected to be addressed are simplification of procedures for company registrations issuing securities, the easement of rules for institutional investors to allocate part of their funds in private corporate bonds and greater use of securitization of public investments.

Almost 90% of the volume traded on the National Stock Exchange is for government debt.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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