Costa Rica's international reserves dropped by $92 million

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The current balance is the lowest since June last year.
The Central Bank continues to use its reserves to defend the ceiling (the maximum selling price of the US dollar) of the exchange rate system, since the exchange rate in the wholesale market has been stuck at the top for the last two months due to the high demand for currency in the market.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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