COSTA RICAN CENTRAL BANK CHIEF RESIGNS
Eduardo Lizano, President of Costa
Rica's central bank and the country's chief debt negotiator,
has tendered his resignation and will be leaving the government
next month, a central bank spokesman said.
    Spokesman Manuel Melendez said Lizano announced his
decision to leave the bank late yesterday during a meeting of
its board of directors.
    "Lizano has always been an educator and he intends to
dedicate himself to teaching at the university of Costa Rica,"
Melendez said.
 Reuter
