The effectiveness of government price controls in Costa Rica has been widely discussed in recent years. In 2020, ceilings were set on loan rates, regulations on rice prices are under review, and there is talk of regulating prices in the pharmaceutical market. Are government price controls appropriate? What does our competition law say? Our partner Alan Thompson discusses in this week’s edition of El Financiero. Available at the following links: https://link.btalegal.com/njx https://link.btalegal.com/7t4