Jaime Barrantes
Jaime Barrantes is the manager of pensions at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), who was in the news for highlighting the significant debt the government owes to pension funds, including the Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte (IVM) and the Junta de Pensiones y Jubilaciones del Magisterio Nacional (Jupema), which has reached ¢764 billion.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes is the pension manager at CCSS who received inquiries regarding the financial dispute.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes did not rule out that the institution might have to resort to the fund again due to a shortfall.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes, gerente de Pensiones, detalló a La Nación que se realizaron dos colocaciones independientes.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes is the gerente de Pensiones who indicated plans for reforming the IVM.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes, gerente de Pensiones de la CCSS, confirmó que persiste un faltante cercano a ¢10.000 millones en el régimen.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes, gerente de Pensiones de la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), no descarta que la institución autónoma deba recurrir nuevamente a recursos de la reserva del régimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte (IVM) para atender los pagos mensuales de 393.000 jubilados durante el 2026.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes explained that the regime is experiencing a slowdown in contributions since 2024.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes confirmed that a technical dialogue table is already functioning to present a base proposal for pension reform.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes explained in March 2025 that the pressure from increased early retirements forced the CCSS to use almost all the interests of the reserve to cover the deficit.
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Costa Rica:
Jaime Barrantes confirmed that the Caja would have to resort to reserves due to a shortfall in state contributions.
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