Any notice, request, communication, or notification that CABEI and the Borrower must address to each other for any matter related to this Contract shall be made in writing and shall be considered executed from the moment the corresponding document is received by the addressee, at the addresses detailed below:
TO THE BORROWER: REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA Ministerio de Hacienda, Avenida Segunda, Calle Cinco, Diagonal al Teatro Nacional San José, República de Costa Rica Postal Address: Apartado 10032-1000 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (506) 2547-4264 Attention: Señor Ministro de Hacienda To CABEI:
Physical Address: BANCO CENTROAMERICANO DE INTEGRACION ECONOMICA Oficina de Representación Costa Rica, Edificio BCIE, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 50 metros Este de la Fuente de la Hispanidad.
Postal Address: BANCO CENTROAMERICANO DE INTEGRACION ECONOMICA Apartado Postal 10776-1000 San José, Costa Rica Attention: Gerente de País Costa Rica
All acts required or permitted by this Contract that must be executed by the Borrower may be executed by its duly authorized representatives, whose designation, position, and signature shall appear in the Signature Certification document prepared according to the format contained in Annex B.
The representatives designated at any time during the term of this Contract by CABEI and the Borrower shall have the authority to represent them, in accordance with the preceding paragraph.
CABEI and the Borrower may agree to any modifications or extensions to this Contract, provided that the obligations of the parties thereunder are not substantially varied. As long as CABEI does not receive written notice that the Borrower has revoked the authorization granted to any of its representatives, CABEI may accept the signature of said representatives, on any document, with the exception of modifications or extensions of this Contract, which shall correspond to the Minister of Finance as representative of the Borrower, as conclusive proof that the act performed in said document is duly authorized.
All expenses reasonably incurred by CABEI in connection with the execution of this Contract and after a breach occurs that generates Early Maturity, in relation to the collection of the amounts owed to it under this Contract, shall be paid by the Borrower under the usual payment method of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica.
This Contract shall be governed, interpreted, and executed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica.
Disagreements, discrepancies, claims, or controversies arising from this contract or related to it shall be resolved amicably by the parties. If they cannot be resolved by this means, they shall be finally resolved in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by an arbitrator appointed in accordance with said Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in the Spanish language, in Panama City, Republic of Panama, and shall be governed by the Governing Law.
If any provision of this Contract is declared null, invalid, or unenforceable in a specific jurisdiction, such declaration shall not nullify, invalidate, or render unenforceable the other provisions of this Contract in that jurisdiction, nor shall it affect the validity and enforceability of said provision and the Contract in any other jurisdiction.
The Borrower acknowledges that the Bank will classify as public and disclose all information in its possession that is not protected by the exceptions included in its Access to Information Policy, whether provided by the Borrower or produced by the Bank based on that information. The Borrower may present, in writing or by email, objections to the disclosure of information it considers is confidential, provided they are based on the exceptions contained in the Access to Information Policy, the merit of which will be analyzed by the Bank.
The Borrower authorizes the Bank to deliver, reveal, or disclose any type of information of the Borrower, even if protected by an exception, in the following cases: a) To financial institutions from which CABEI has obtained resources for the financing of this Contract; b) When required by a competent authority; c) To any bank or financial entity, whether national or international, export agency, and/or any multilateral institution in relation to or in connection with a possible assignment, conveyance, transfer, or participation of the financing subject to this Contract; d) To any credit bureau located in the jurisdiction of the Borrower or outside said jurisdiction.
Both CABEI and the Borrower declare that the stipulations contained in this Contract are the result of mutual negotiations that favor and benefit both parties.
This Loan Contract shall enter into full force and effect as of the date it acquires full legal validity in the Republic of Costa Rica, as established by the law through which the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) approves the loan.
This Contract shall remain in effect as long as any sum remains pending payment and shall terminate upon full payment of all sums owed to CABEI by the Borrower.
The parties: CABEI and the Borrower, accept the Contract, insofar as it concerns each of them, and sign it in evidence of conformity and record, in two copies of identical content and equal binding force, one for each party, at the place and date mentioned at the beginning of this document.
SIGNATURES:
For CABEI: For the BORROWER:
________________________________________ __________________________________ BANCO CENTROAMERICANO DE REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA INTEGRACIÓN ECONÓMICA Name: Álvaro José Alfaro Gutiérrez Name: Nogui Acosta Jaén
Hacienda Date: __ de __________ de 2025 Date: __ de __________ de 2025 LIST OF ANNEXES
ANY DISBURSEMENT [Place and Date] Messrs.
Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE) Ref.: [Identification of the Loan Contract] Dear Sirs:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.05 and 6.01 [or 6.02] and Annex D of Loan Contract No. 2304 subscribed on [date of contract] between the Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica and the Republic of Costa Rica, by this means we request that disbursement No.___ be made for the amount of [ ______________ dollars (US$ ___ )].
Likewise, in order to comply with numeral 2 of Section I of Annex D, we ratify that the supporting and justificatory documentation that proves compliance with the prior actions contained in the Prior Actions Matrix of Annex E is current.
The Type of disbursement referred to in this request shall be [SOFR Loan][Fixed Rate Loan] as established in Sections 3.10 and 5.06 of the Loan Contract[; and the Interest Period (Período de Interés) shall be [insert corresponding period]].
The documents required in accordance with the provisions of section 6.01 bis and Annex D of the Loan Contract are attached to this request and are subject to acceptance by CABEI.
The funds must be transferred according to the following payment instructions:
| Beneficiary | |
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| Account Name | TESORERÍA NACIONAL MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA |
| BIC Code (If applicable) | |
| Account Number | 10000073902002493 |
| Address | AVENIDA SEGUNDA, CALLES 1 Y 3 |
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| Transfer Reference (If applicable) | |
| Beneficiary's Bank | Intermediary Bank | | |
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| Name | BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA | Name | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. | | Address | AVENIDA CENTRAL Y PRIMERA, CALLES 2 Y 4 | Address | 4 NEW YORK PLAZA FLOOR 15. NEW YORK, NY 10004 | | SWIFT | BCCRCRSJ | SWIFT | CHASUS33 | | ABA | 21083598 | ABA | 21000021 | | Account No. at Intermediary Bank | 826196292 | | | [The representative of the borrower] by this means declares:
- a)That to date it has fulfilled and observed all the obligations and requirements contained in the Loan Contract; b) That it has not adopted any resolution in relation to the Loan, the Program, the main documents and/or the legal creation documents that constitute a modification of said resolutions and any other information that it has provided to CABEI [previously or for a previous disbursement].
Name:
The undersigned Minister of Finance of the Republic of _________ designated the following persons to act, jointly or individually, as representatives of the Republic of [ ], in the execution of the aforementioned loan contract.
Name Title Signature _____________________ _______________________ _________________________ _____________________ _______________________ _________________________ _____________________ _______________________ _________________________ The signatures of the authorized persons are included in this certification.
Issued in the city of [ ], Republic of [ ], Central America, on [ ] of [ ] of [ ].
[Name of the Minister of Finance of the Republic] Minister of Finance
PROCURADURÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA I, (NAME AND QUALIFICATIONS of the Procurador (a) according to Agreement (indicate agreement number and date of issuance), issue the following LEGAL OPINION in relation to Loan Contract No. (include loan number) subscribed between the Government of the Republic of ___________ and the Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE), for an amount of (include amount in numbers and letters) currency of the United States of America, to finance the Program (indicate Program name). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
FIRST: On xx of xx of the year xx, the Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica and the Government of the Republic of _________ (hereinafter the Borrower) subscribed loan contract No. (include loan contract number), to finance the Program (indicate Program name).
SECOND: The officials who have subscribed the loan contract, in the name and on behalf of the Borrower, have full powers and sufficient authority to act with the representation they hold, as well as to bind the Borrower under the terms established in said loan contract.
THIRD: Loan contract No. (include loan contract number) was duly approved by the Legislative Assembly by means of the first article of Law include (law number and publication date) date from which it is effective.
FOURTH: Legislative approval is an indispensable prerequisite for the validity of loan agreements and guarantee contracts in the Republic of _____________, as established in article ___, subsection __ of the Political Constitution.
FIFTH: Once said approval and publication have occurred, the referred Contract does not require for its perfection and effectiveness any other legislative or administrative approval.
Therefore, upon the Legislative Assembly approving the loan contract, the formal requirements constitutionally and legally demanded for the validity and effectiveness of an external credit contract in the country have been fulfilled.
SIXTH: The obligations derived from the Loan Contract constitute valid and enforceable obligations in accordance with the laws of the Republic of __________. Therefore, the referred Loan Agreement establishes direct, valid, legally binding obligations for the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
This LEGAL OPINION is issued at the request of the Ministry of Finance, to comply with the provisions of Section 6.01, point d) of the Loan Contract in (include place and date of signing)
I. Conditions Precedent to the First Disbursement
1. Legal opinion from the Procuraduría General de la República of the Borrower expressing that it has obtained all authorizations and fulfilled all requirements established in the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica for the subscription of the loan contract.
2. Ratify by the borrower that the supporting and justificatory documentation proving compliance with the Prior Actions (Acciones Previas) of this SPD, which are detailed below, are current or, where applicable, having submitted the respective update to CABEI:
- a)Protect the income and jobs of individuals from the impact of COVID-19 and foster the recovery of MSMEs (MIPYME).
i. The Borrower has taken measures to reduce fragmentation and improve the targeting of the main social programs by expanding the scope of the National Information System and Unified Registry of State Beneficiaries (SINIRUBE) as the official coordination framework for information on the beneficiaries of social programs administered by government agencies and municipalities through: (a) agreements between SINIRUBE and: (i) the Ministry of Culture and Youth (Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud) dated July 1, 2020; (ii) National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE) dated July 2, 2020; and (iii) 29 municipalities from June 2020 to April 2021; and (b) modifications to the agreements between SINIRUBE and: (i) Ministry of Public Education (MEP) dated June 18, 2020, and March 9, 2021; (ii) Joint Institute for Social Assistance (IMAS), dated September 5, 2020; and (iii) National Learning Institute (INA), dated July 24, 2020.
ii. The Borrower and the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), as applicable, have taken measures to support economic recovery and job creation by: (a) launching a special and temporary facility to refinance and/or grant new loans to individuals and businesses affected by COVID-19; and (b) enacting a law to modernize the institutional framework of the National Learning Institute (INA), including updating the governance structure of INA, hiring policies, procurement and subcontracting, and, among other things, establishing as one of INA's priorities to better serve the vulnerable population.
iii. The Borrower has improved the business climate and built the foundations for a post-COVID-19 recovery by enacting a new Insolvency Law that includes: (a) new reorganization procedures for viable companies; (b) safeguards that prevent the continuation or initiation of enforcement actions against the debtor; and (c) rules for debtors in need to obtain new financing for their operations.
- b)Strengthen fiscal sustainability after COVID-19.
i. The Borrower has introduced climate considerations into the public financial management system while improving spending controls by: (a) updating the methodological guidelines for the preparation and evaluation of public investment projects to incorporate principles for managing the exposure and resilience of public works to extreme weather events; and (b) imposing nominal spending caps, including for certain transfers and purchases of goods and services, until 2025.
ii. The Borrower has taken new measures to contain recurrent spending: (a) by submitting to the Legislative Assembly a bill to eliminate vacancies in the public sector and freeze special pension regimes for institutions covered by the national budget; and (b) freezing annual salary increases during 2020/2022.
iii. The Borrower has adopted new measures to increase transparency and efficiency in debt management by: (a) publishing a medium-term debt strategy (EDMP) with specific risk and cost indicators and fiscal risk reports related to risks stemming from state-owned enterprises and municipalities and incorporating them into the debt sustainability analysis; and (b) creating a Strategic Committee on Sovereign Assets and Liabilities for the purpose of improving the coordination mechanism between the National Treasury (Tesorería Nacional) and the Borrower's Public Credit Directorate (Dirección de Crédito Público).
- c)Lay the foundations for a strong post-COVID-19 recovery by promoting green growth and low-carbon development.
i. The Borrower has assigned responsibilities to the National Directorate of Climate Change (Dirección Nacional de Cambio Climático) of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) to implement, coordinate, and operate the SINAMECC in order to enable compliance with the stricter reporting requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement and to facilitate access to information to measure progress on the Borrower's climate objectives defined in the commitments agreed upon in the National Decarbonization Plan (Plan Nacional de Descarbonización) and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (CMNUCC) (including the operationalization of the Borrower's carbon offset mechanism).
ii. The Borrower and ARESEP, as applicable, have launched programs and prices that accelerate the transition to low-carbon and environmentally friendly technologies and practices in key emitting sectors, by: (a) assigning to the National Directorate of Climate Change of MINAE the administration and supervision of the PPCN, updating the PPCN standards and protocols for organizations and municipalities, and expanding the PPCN to include a "products" category, and (b) establishing a promotional electricity tariff for the supply of electric power associated with charging centers for electric buses and its incorporation into the current tariffs of the electricity distribution companies.
iii. ICE and ARESEP, as applicable, have taken measures to facilitate the strengthening of the governance and transparency of the electricity system by defining the governance structure of the National Energy Control Center (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía, CENCE) and the operational relationship with other ICE business units operating in the electricity system in distribution, transmission, and/or generation, approving the procedures for CENCE to operate the electricity system and transparently report the results of the system operation, and determining a payment mechanism to CENCE for system operation services, separate from ICE's transmission operation costs.
II. Special Obligations to Do
In addition to the obligations to do described in Article 9 of this Contract, the Borrower shall comply with the following special obligations:
1. During the implementation of the DPO, the borrower and BCIE, at the request of either party, will exchange assessments regarding the borrower's macroeconomic framework and the progress achieved in the Policy Actions and Development Results Matrix.
2. Inform BCIE of any situation that could have the effect of reversing the objectives of the operation or any policy action linked to it.
3. Given the nature of the Program (the DPO), the evolution, outcome, and measurement of the indicators will not entail a breach, a cause for early maturity or suspension of disbursements, and, therefore, cross-default is not applicable.
4. Provide BCIE with the documentation it requires in relation to the DPO, whether technical, financial, accounting, or of any other nature that the Bank requests, in physical and/or electronic form.
Prior Actions under DPO2 Pillar A---Program Development Objective- - Protect people's incomes and jobs from the impact of COVID-19 and foster the recovery of MSMEs Prior Action #1: The Borrower has taken measures to reduce fragmentation and improve the targeting of major social programs by expanding the scope of the National Information System and Single Registry of State Beneficiaries (Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado, SINIRUBE) as the official coordination framework for information on the beneficiaries of social programs administered by key government agencies and municipalities.
Evidence: (a) the agreements between SINIRUBE and: (i) the Ministry of Culture and Youth dated July 1, 2020; (ii) National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Response CNE dated July 2, 2020; and (iii) 29 municipalities from June 2020 to April 2021; and (b) amendments to the agreements between SINIRUBE and: (i) Ministry of Public Education (MEP) dated June 18, 2020, and March 9, 2021; (ii) Joint Institute for Social Assistance (Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social, IMAS), dated September 15, 2020; and (iii) National Learning Institute (Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, INA), dated July 24, 2020.
Status: Completed Prior action #2: The Borrower and the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), as applicable, have taken measures to support economic recovery and job creation by: (a) launching a special and temporary facility to refinance and/or grant new loans to individuals and businesses affected by COVID-19; and (b) enacting a law to modernize the institutional framework of the National Learning Institute (INA), which includes updating INA's governance structure, hiring, procurement, and subcontracting policies, and, among other things, establishing as one of INA's priorities to better serve the vulnerable population.
Evidence: (i) Article 5 of the Central Bank Board of Directors Minutes No. 5955-2020, dated September 2, 2020, published in La Gaceta official on September 9, 2020, and Article 9 of the Central Bank Board of Directors Minutes No. 5979-2021 dated January 14, 2021, published in La Gaceta official on January 27, 2021; and (ii) Law No. 9931, published in La Gaceta official on January 29, 2021.
Status: Completed Prior action #3: The Borrower has improved the business climate and built the foundations for a post-COVID-19 recovery by enacting a new Insolvency Law that includes: (a) new reorganization procedures for viable companies; (b) safeguards that prevent the continuation or initiation of executive actions against the debtor; and (c) rules for debtors in need to obtain new financing for their operations.
Evidence: Law No. 9957, published in La Gaceta official on May 31, 2021.
Status: Completed Pillar B--- Program Development Objective - - Strengthen fiscal sustainability after COVID-19 Prior action # 4: the Borrower has introduced climate considerations into the public financial management system and, at the same time, improved spending controls by: (a) updating the methodological guidelines for the preparation and evaluation of public investment projects to incorporate principles for managing the exposure and resilience of public works to extreme climate events; and (b) imposing nominal spending caps, including for certain transfers and purchases of goods and services until 2025.
Evidence: (i) Methodology for Risk Analysis with a Multi-Hazard Approach and Probabilistic Criteria in Public Investment Projects (Metodología para el Análisis de Riesgos con Enfoque Multiamenaza y Criterios Probabilísticos en los Proyectos de Inversión Pública), dated May 2021 and published on the MIDEPLAN website; and (ii) Decree No. 42798-H, dated January 8, 2021, published in the Official Gazette on January 12, 2021.
Status: Completed Prior action # 5: The Borrower has taken new measures to contain recurrent spending by: (a) submitting to the Legislative Assembly a bill to eliminate vacancies in the public sector and freeze special pension regimes for institutions covered by the national budget; and (b) freezing annual salary increases during 2020/2022.
Evidence: (i) Bill No. 22,368, published in the Official Gazette on February 5, 2021; and (ii) Law No. 9908, published in the Official Gazette on November 10, 2020.
Status: Completed Prior action # 6: The Borrower has adopted new measures to increase the transparency and efficiency of debt management by: (a) publishing a Medium-Term Debt Strategy (Estrategia de Deuda a Mediano Plazo, EDMP) with specific risk and cost indicators and fiscal risk reports related to risks from state-owned enterprises and municipalities and incorporating them into the debt sustainability analysis; and (b) creating a Strategic Commission for Sovereign Assets and Liabilities (Comisión Estratégica de Activos y Pasivos Soberanos) for the purpose of improving the coordination mechanism between the National Treasury and the Borrower's Public Credit Directorate.
Evidence: (i) Ministry of Finance Directive No. 0001-2021 of January 5, 2021, published in the Official Gazette on February 3, 2021, approving the EDMP published on the Ministry of Finance website, and a risk report on state-owned enterprises and a risk report on municipalities, both dated March 2021 and published on the Ministry of Finance website; and (ii) Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 of Decree No. 42964-H of April 16, 2021, published in the Official Gazette on May 4, 2020.
Status: Completed Pillar C---Program Development Objective - Lay the foundations for a strong post-COVID-19 recovery by promoting green growth and low-carbon development.
Prior action #7: The Borrower has assigned responsibilities to the National Directorate of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) to implement, coordinate, and operate the SINAMECC in order to enable compliance with the stricter reporting requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement and to facilitate access to information to measure progress on the Borrower's climate objectives defined in the commitments agreed upon in the National Decarbonization Plan and the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (CMNUCC) (including the operationalization of the Borrower's carbon offset mechanism).
Evidence: Decree No. 42961-MINAE of April 13, 2021, and published in La Gaceta official on May 14, 2021.
Status: Completed Prior action #8: The Borrower and the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), as applicable, have launched programs and prices that accelerate the transition to low-carbon and environmentally friendly technologies and practices in key emitting sectors, by: (a) assigning to the National Directorate of Climate Change of MINAE the administration and supervision of the PPCN, updating the PPCN standards and protocols for organizations and municipalities, and expanding the PPCN to include a "products" category, and (b) establishing a promotional electricity tariff for the supply of electric power associated with charging centers for electric buses and its incorporation into the current tariffs of the electricity distribution companies.
Evidence: (i) Decree No. 42884-MINAE, dated March 4, 2021, and published in La Gaceta official on May 13, 2021; (ii) Ministerial Agreements No. 005-2021-MINAE, No. 006-2021-MINAE, and No. 007-2021-MINAE, all dated April 19, 2021, published in La Gaceta official on May 13, 2021, and PPCN category guidelines published on the website of the National Directorate of Climate Change of MINAE; and (iii) Resolution No. RE- 0112-IE-2020, dated November 5, 2020, and published in La Gaceta official on November 11, 2020.
Status: Completed Prior Action #9: ICE and ARESEP, as applicable, have taken measures to facilitate the strengthening of the governance and transparency of the electricity system by defining the governance structure of the National Energy Control Center (CENCE) and the operational relationship with other ICE business units operating in the electricity system in distribution, transmission, and/or generation, approving the procedures for CENCE to operate the electricity system and transparently report the results of the system operation, and determining a payment mechanism to CENCE for system operation services, separate from ICE's transmission operation costs.
Evidence: (i) Operating Regulations of CENCE as Operator of the National Electricity System (Reglamento de Operación del CENCE como Operador del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional), dated May 18, 2021, and published on the ICE website on May 19, 2021; (ii) Resolution No. RE-0143-JD-2021 of the procedures for the operation of the National Electricity System, dated May 11, 2021, and published in La Gaceta official on May 18, 2021; and (iii) Resolution RE-0126-IE-2020 on the tariff setting for the transmission service, dated December 15, 2020, and published in the Official Gazette on December 16, 2020.
Status: Completed
| Indicator Name | Baseline | Target | |
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| Pillar A---Program Development Objective- - | | |
| - Beneficiaries of Bono Proteger (emergency crisis transfer supported in DPO1). (number) | 0 (2019) | 724,000 (2020) | |
| -Percentage of families in the lowest quintile of the income distribution covered by Avancemos (Costa Rica's flagship conditional cash transfer program). (percentage) | 20% (2019) | 45% (2023) | |
| - Amount of additional liquidity provided to MSMEs. (percentage of cumulative GDP, starting March 2020) | 0.0% (2019) | 0.5% (2022) | |
| - Non-performing portfolio loans (contain the increase during the crisis). (percentage) | 2.6% (2019) | 3% (2022) | |
| - Proportion of people belonging to vulnerable groups (of which at least 60% are women by 2023) who, after receiving INA training, found a job within 6 months. (percentage) | 25% (2017-19) | 34% (2023) | |
| - Share of companies in an insolvency process that enter into a reorganization procedure. (percentage) | <5% (2019) | 22% (2023) | |
| Pillar B--- Program Development Objective - - | | |
| - Tax revenues from VAT and Income Tax (percentage of GDP) | 10.6% (2018) | 12.2% (2023) | |
| - Annual budgets of the Central Government (GC), Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) and Universities (U) in compliance with the fiscal rule (number) -Percentage of public investment projects that have been approved and implemented following the new risk assessment framework (percentage) - Spending on goods and services and current transfers (as % of GDP) | 0 (2018) 0% (2019) 8.5 (2019) | GC= 4 CCSS= 4 U =4 (2023) 75% (2023) 6.6 (2023) | |
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| - Wage bill in the Central Government (GC) and the Non-Financial Public Sector (SPNF) (as % of GDP) | GC: 7% SPNF: 10.8% (2019) | GC: 6.4% SPNF: 9.9% (2023) | |
| - Benchmark bonds outstanding in the domestic market for amounts of USD 1 billion or more (number) | 0 (2019) | 3 (2023) | |
| - Proportion of Central Government debt denominated in US dollars (percentage) | 42% (2019) | 34% (2023) | |
| - Reduction of non-competitive emissions, balance of direct investments and "direct treasury" at year-end (billions of CRC) | 774 (2019) | 585 (2023) | |
| Pillar C---Program Development Objective - | | |
| - Agreements to formalize reporting to SINAMECC. (number) | 0 (2019) | 5 (2023) | |
| - Adoption of Costa Rican Offset Units (Unidades Costarricenses de Compensación, UCC) protocols and methodologies for priority sectors and technologies for the Costa Rican Offset Mechanism (Mecanismo de Compensación de Costa Rica, MCCR). (yes / no) | No (2019) | Yes (2023) | |
| - Municipalities registered in PPCN that measure their emissions, that have taken more actions to reduce their GHG emissions. (percentage) | 0 (2019) | 45% (2023) | |
| - Buses in the total bus fleet that have zero emissions. (percentage) | 0 (2019) | 5% (2023) | |
| - Expansion of financial instruments to support low-carbon agriculture and added value for the sector's priority products. (number) | 0 (2019) | 2 (2023) | |
| - Number of quarterly CENCE operation reports on the Electricity Dispatch process supervised by ARESEP and publicly disclosed, measured in the previous 12 months. (number) | 0 (2019) | 4 (2023) | |
| - Investments made by distribution companies in smart grids. (millions of dollars) | 0 (2019) | 72.2 (2023) | |
Indicative Triggers for DPO3 Subject to Future Modification and Negotiation Pillar A---Program Development Objective- Indicative trigger #1: The Borrower has developed transition support measures for beneficiaries of IMAS programs who are no longer eligible under SINIRUBE targeting methods. Expected evidence: Decree or resolution creating the transition program/instrument.
Indicative Trigger #2: The Borrower, through INA, has approved the regulatory framework associated with the Law for the modernization of INA's institutional framework, particularly the aspects associated with subcontracting training and scholarships for vulnerable segments of the population.
Indicative trigger #3: The Borrower has continued to improve the business climate by: a) issuing the main regulation for the recently enacted Insolvency Law and b) updating the requirements on merger control and the role of competition authorities.
Pillar B--- Program Development Objective Indicative trigger # 4: The Borrower has increased revenue mobilization by: (a) eliminating selected tax exemptions and (b) broadening the base and increasing the progressivity of personal income taxes.
Indicative trigger 5: The Borrower has continued introducing climate considerations into the public financial management system by: (a) amending/updating the Public Investment Law to, among other things, improve climate considerations throughout the lifecycle of public investment in accordance with international best practices; (b) requiring the timely publication of IFRS-compliant financial reports by state-owned enterprises; and (c) improving procurement processes with the introduction of a sound regulatory and institutional framework for the management and execution of general goods and services contracts. Expected evidence: Approved Laws - subparagraphs (a) and (c); and Resolution - subparagraph (b) Indicative trigger # 6: The Borrower has enacted: (a) the bill to eliminate vacancies in the public sector and freeze special pension regimes; and (b) a new Public Employment Law.
Indicative trigger # 7: the Borrower has amended the relevant legislation to allow the expansion of the pool of investors accessing the domestic public debt market.
Pillar C---Program Development Objective Indicative trigger #8: The Borrower has approved the structure and regulations of the Costa Rican Offset Mechanism (MCCR) to support the mobilization of domestic and international funds through the generation of Costa Rican Offset Units (UCC) generated by projects, programs, or activities carried out in Costa Rica.
Indicative trigger #9: The Borrower has enacted measures to further implement low-carbon technologies as follows: (a) in the transport sector, by (i) establishing requirements for the installation of an Electronic Public Transport Payment System that can generate data on cash flow and inform the business model for the transition to electric buses and (ii) extending the duration from 7 to 15 years for concessionaires that agree to transition their fleet to electric buses, and (b) expanding existing economic and financial instruments to support low-carbon agriculture and added value for priority sector products.
Indicative trigger #10: The Borrower, through MINAE, has taken measures to accelerate the digitalization of the electricity grid and the deployment of smart grids on a national scale by issuing the instructions governing the deployment of this infrastructure by distribution companies and establishing the legal basis to allow distribution companies to recover their investments in smart grids through the electricity tariff.
These indicators are referential for another potential future financing under the Development Policy Operations program. They do not constitute any legal commitment on the part of the Government of Costa Rica to comply with said indicators. Consequently, compliance with said indicators does not guarantee financing by BCIE. All referential indicators for another financing are subject to modification or deletion at any time and by either party.
A. Counterparties and Their Related Parties:
All natural or legal persons that participate or provide services in projects or operations directed to the public sector, whether in their capacity as bidders, borrowers, sub-borrowers, executing agencies, coordinators, supervisors, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, donation beneficiaries (and all their officials, employees, representatives, and agents), as well as any other type of analogous relationship, hereinafter referred to as Counterparties and their Related Parties, must refrain from performing any act or action that falls within or can be classified as a Prohibited Practice as established in section (B) of this Annex.
B. Prohibited Practices:
BCIE has established a Reporting Channel as the mechanism to report and investigate irregularities, as well as the commission of any Prohibited Practice, in the use of BCIE funds or funds administered by it.
For the purposes of this contract, Prohibited Practices shall be understood as the following:
i. Fraudulent Practice: Any act or omission, including the misrepresentation of facts and circumstances, that deliberately or through negligence, deceives or attempts to deceive a party to obtain a financial or other benefit, for oneself or a third party, or to evade an obligation to another party.
ii. Corrupt Practice: Consists of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to improperly influence the actions of another party.
iii. Coercive Practice: Consists of harming or causing damage, or threatening to harm or cause damage, directly or indirectly, to any party or their property to improperly influence the actions of a party.
iv. Collusive Practice: An arrangement made between two or more parties with the intent to achieve an improper purpose or improperly influence the actions of another party.
v. Obstructive Practice: Consists of: (a) deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering, or concealing material evidence for an investigation, or making false statements in investigations, in order to impede an investigation into allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, or collusive practices; and/or threatening, harassing, or intimidating any of the parties to prevent them from disclosing their knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation, or to prevent the investigation from proceeding, or (b) intentionally taking action to physically impede the exercise of BCIE's contractual rights of audit and access to information.
C. Statements and Obligations of the Counterparties:
The Counterparty(ies) shall transfer to their Related Parties (sub-borrowers, executing agencies, coordinators, supervisors, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, bidders, donation beneficiaries, and the like) the following statements, which must be expressly established in the contractual documentation governing the relationship between the Counterparty(ies) and their Related Party(ies). The foregoing shall be applicable to operations financed with BCIE resources or those administered by it, in order to prevent them from incurring the commission of Prohibited Practices, with both the Counterparty and its Related Parties obligated to abide by the actions and decisions that BCIE deems pertinent, should the existence of any of the Prohibited Practices described in section (B) of this Annex be verified.
Specific Statements of the Counterparties The Counterparties declare that:
i. They are aware of BCIE's Reporting Channel, as a mechanism to report and investigate irregularities or the commission of any Prohibited Practice in the use of BCIE funds or funds administered by it.
ii. They will retain all documents and records related to activities financed by BCIE for a period of ten (10) years, counted from the completion of this contract.
iii. As of the date of this contract, they have not committed, either directly or through related parties (officials, employees, representatives, and agents) or any other type of analogous relationship, any Prohibited Practices.
iv. All information presented is truthful, and therefore they have not misrepresented or concealed any fact during the eligibility, selection, negotiation, bidding, and execution processes of this contract.
v. Neither they, nor their directors, officials, staff, contractors, consultants, and Program supervisors (i) are disqualified or declared by an entity as ineligible to obtain resources or be awarded contracts financed by any other entity, or (ii) have been found guilty of crimes linked to Prohibited Practices by the competent authority.
vi. None of their directors and officials has been a director, official, or shareholder of an entity (i) that is disqualified or declared ineligible by any other entity, (ii) or has been found guilty of a crime linked to Prohibited Practices by the competent authority.
Obligations of the Counterparties The obligations of the Counterparties are the following:
i. Not to incur in any Prohibited Practice in programs, projects, or operations financed with BCIE's own funds or funds administered by it.
ii. To report, during the selection, negotiation, and execution process of the contract, through the Reporting Channel, any irregularity or the commission of any Prohibited Practice related to projects financed by BCIE or with funds administered by it.
iii. To reimburse, at the request of BCIE, the expenses or costs linked to the activities and investigations carried out in relation to the commission of Prohibited Practices. All the aforementioned expenses or costs must be duly documented, undertaking to reimburse them upon BCIE's sole request within a period not exceeding ninety (90) calendar days from the receipt of the collection notification.
iv. To grant unrestricted access to BCIE or its duly authorized representatives to visit or inspect the offices or physical facilities used in connection with projects financed with BCIE's own funds or administered by it. Furthermore, they shall allow and facilitate interviews with their shareholders, directors, executives, or employees of any status or salary relationship. Likewise, they shall allow access to the physical and digital files related to said projects or operations, and must provide all necessary collaboration and assistance so that the planned activities are adequately executed, at BCIE's discretion.
v. To respond within a reasonable period to inquiries related to any investigation, inspection, audit, or inquiry from BCIE or from any appropriately designated investigator, agent, auditor, or consultant, whether in written, virtual, or verbal form, without any restriction whatsoever.
vi. To address and observe any recommendation, requirement, or request issued by BCIE or by any person duly designated by it, related to any of the aspects linked to the operations financed by BCIE, their execution, and operability.
The Declarations and Obligations made by the Counterparties contained in this literal C are truthful and shall remain in effect from the date of signing of this contract until the date on which the sums owed by virtue thereof are satisfied in full.
D. Audit and Investigation Process:
Prior to determining the existence of irregularities or the commission of a Prohibited Practice, CABEI reserves the right to execute the audit and investigation procedures available to it, and may issue an administrative notification derived from the analyses, evidence, proofs, investigation results, and any other available element related to the act or Prohibited Practice.
E. Recommendations:
When the existence of irregularities or the commission of a Prohibited Practice is determined, CABEI shall issue the recommendations listed below, without these being limitative. The foregoing is without prejudice to CABEI's authority to report the corresponding case to the competent local authorities:
i. Issuance of a written reprimand.
ii. Adoption of measures to mitigate the identified risks.
iii. Suspension of disbursements.
iv. De-obligation of resources.
v. Request early repayment of the resources.
vi. Cancel the transaction or contractual relationship.
vii. Suspension of the procurement processes or procedures.
viii. Request for additional guarantees.
ix. Execution of bonds or guarantees.
x. Any other applicable course of action pursuant to this contract.
F. List of Prohibited Counterparties:
CABEI may include the Counterparties and their Related Parties on the List of Prohibited Counterparties (Lista de Contrapartes Prohibidas) that it has established for such purpose. The temporary or permanent debarment on said List of Prohibited Counterparties shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by CABEI.
CABEI shall grant the counterparties and their related parties the opportunity to present their defense arguments, through the conduct of an administrative procedure.
This Annex forms an integral part of this contract; therefore, the Counterparty accepts each of the provisions stipulated herein.
[This annex is reserved so that, in the event that the use of extraordinary resources for the Loan from an external financing source to the Bank is accepted, the conditions, commissions, credit terms, and obligations required by the external source of extraordinary resources are described.]