Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Historically considered a male occupation, mining in Latin America is currently experiencing a major transformation: the participation of women in the profession has ceased to be a marginal statistic and become central, boosting technical innovation, corporate governance, and territorial sustainability.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: According to the results of the recent Survey of Expectations of Macroeconomic Analysts (EEAM) prepared by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), the Confidence Index of Economic Activity in the Central American country clocked in at 63.8 points, the highest level recorded for June in six years.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The common assumption that informal workers are only those employed in precarious businesses is misleading.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: As Brazil prepares for the 2026 presidential election, a coalition of business organizations led by the Movimento Brasil Competitive (MBC) has launched a policy agenda arguing that fiscal balance is essential to increasing investment, reducing business costs, and improving the country’s global economic competitiveness.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: The World Bank has adjusted its growth projections for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.2% in 2026 due to a weakened world economy and energy uncertainty.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Guatemala has long been considered an exception in Central America. While much of the region alternated between fiscal crises, high inflation, and currency volatility, the country maintained monetary discipline, low levels of debt, and remarkable macroeconomic stability.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  Infectious disease specialists suggested that a large-scale depopulation of pigs could eradicate African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  Non-resident investors withdrew a net $26.6 billion from emerging market bonds and stocks in May, according to the Instituto de Finanzas Internacionales (IIF), compared to inflows of $70.6 billion recorded in April.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Nicaragua’s sugar industry concluded the 2025-2026 harvest having produced 16.5 million quintals of sugar, exceeding the previous cycle but falling short of the goal of nearly 17 million quintals as had been proposed for the country’s four sugar mills.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Road blockades in Bolivia are hitting the country’s supply chain hard, with the dairy sector complaining that it has 120,000 liters of milk that cannot be brought to market, while the poultry sector has decried a lack of food for over 10,000 chickens.