Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Peru’s sustained growth in formal, private employment and real salaries has gradually begun to be reflected in public opinion polls. In recent years, the Peruvian public’s perception that the country is regressing has dropped from 75% to 52%, according to a recent national survey on progress carried out by Ipsos Peru

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: According to statistics, Venezuela decreased its oil shipments to Cuba by 63 percent compared to 2023.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Data from the Brazilian trade balance released on January 6, 2026, by the Ministério de Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços indicate that Brazil exported $348.7 billion dollars in 2025, surpassing the previous record by 9 billion, from 2023. Last year ended with a positive balance of 68.3 billion dollars.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Increased levels of illicit commerce and other activities linked to organized crime caused Costa Rica to rank worse on the World Index of Organized Crime, a report compiled by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Specifically, the Central American nation rose from number 72 in 2023 to number 58 among

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Brazil wants to become a world power in sustainable fuels, but the promise of sustainability may, instead of benefiting the planet, favor and expand the power of agribusiness.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Mexico’s minimum wage reaches 111 years as a labor right, tracing its origins back to the revolutionary period and its uneven path toward economic stability.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Argentinians are increasingly pessimistic about the future, and what job opportunities await them, as debt rises. The citizens blame the Milei government.

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: The so-called “misery index,” calculated by the data analysis company 4Intelligence, reached 9.98%, the lowest reading since the beginning of the series in July 2000.

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: In a year marked by major salary adjustments to counteract inflation and a decline of buying power, Uruguay has retained its privileged regional ranking in terms of its minimum wage, placing the small nation among the top three Latin American countries in this regard, only behind Costa Rica and contending

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has reported that Latin America and the Caribbean generated 161 Terawatt-hours, or TWh, of electricity in July, 2025, which represents an inter-annual increase of 4.5%.