AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUN Leadership Watch: Coverage is heating up around who will replace António Guterres when his term ends Dec. 31, 2026, with the process framed as a geopolitical stress test for multilateralism and a growing push for women candidates, including Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan. Costa Rica Housing & Finance: A new study says 81.4% of Costa Rican renter households face major barriers to formal mortgage financing, with down payments and income requirements out of reach for many. Agriculture & Land Restoration: Researchers report coffee pulp can help regenerate degraded pastureland in southern Costa Rica—trees covered over 80% of treated plots in two years. Biodiversity & Environment: A new “ghost shark” species, Rhinochimaera costaricana, was described from deep waters off Costa Rica. Energy & Mobility: LatAm’s electric last-mile shift is accelerating, with Costa Rica among the markets showing growth in electrified light vehicles. Water Infrastructure: SIMFLO won a Central America municipal water project in El Salvador supplying vertical turbine pump assemblies for wells and maintenance. Tourism & Business: UNED and SINAC renew efforts to make Chirripó Costa Rica’s first UNESCO Global Geopark, aiming to protect geology and boost community tourism.
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