Improve the efficiency of public security and justice programs in the country, specifically in the sectors of: (i) violence prevention; (ii) police modernization; and (iii) justice and social reintegration. Status: In preparation stage. Estimated total cost: US$ 350 million. Loan amount: US$ 350 million. Executing agency: To be determined.

The general objective is to improve the Costa Rican state's capacity to combat crime and violence. The specific objectives will be: (i) to strengthen the country's penitentiary system; and (ii) to reduce the violence produced by organized crime in the most vulnerable populations. Status: In preparation stage. Estimated total cost: US$ 100 million. Loan amount: US$ 100 million. Executing agency: To be determined.

Improve the quality of education and the efficiency of educational spending in Costa Rica. In particular, it seeks: (i) improve efficiency in the management and quality of the teaching staff and the Boards of Education and Administration; (ii) develop and recover reading-writing and digital learning in pre-primary and primary schools; and (iii) increase graduation rates in secondary education, especially among the lower-income sectors. Status: In preparation stage. Estimated total cost: US$ 150 million. Loan amount: US$ 150 million. Executing agency: To be determined.

Improve the quality of education and the efficiency of educational spending in Costa Rica. In particular, it seeks: (i) improve efficiency in the management and quality of the teaching staff and the Boards of Education and Administration; (ii) develop and recover reading-writing and digital learning in pre-primary and primary schools; and (iii) increase graduation rates in secondary education, especially among the lower-income sectors. Status: In preparation stage. Estimated total cost: US$ 7.5 million. Loan amount: US$ 7.5 million. Executing agency: To be determined.

The goal is to transform problematic agricultural residues into sources of sustainable energy and economic growth, while contributing to the prevention of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration. Status: In preparation stage. Estimated total cost: US$ 850,000. Loan amount: US$ 850,000. Executing agency: To be determined.