Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned that an extreme El Niño event could result in a regional GDP loss of 2% and plunge 4.8 million people into poverty in the region.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: Peru’s Banco Central de Reserva points to the existence of highly vulnerable areas that also exhibit higher levels of poverty and informal employment.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: Jorge Camilo Gnecco, president of Morano Gruppo, announced that fuel production will be the company’s primary objective. He also noted the impact that the dollar exchange rate has had on operations: “It hit us very hard; this past month, we were operating almost at a loss.”

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The price of inaction includes crop failures, destroyed roads, and unnavigable rivers, all of which will hit the worker’s wallet.