As a result of the trade war between the United States and China, the economic crisis in Argentina, and other regional issues among Latin American countries, the consulting firm Fitch has reduced its growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean.

98.9% of women employed in low productivity sectors are not affiliated with the pension system in the Dominican Republic.

A proposal to create a program that renews Brazil’s fleets of trucks has been released.

Venezuela started the week with Francisco Torrealba’s tweet announcing an increase of the minimum wage to 300,000 bolívares monthly. 

The Constitutional Court in Chile is deciding whether or not to get rid of the pension system.

To promote tourism and improve marketing strategies throughout Panama and Central America, workers are being trained in digital marketing techniques.

In 2013, Colombia’s exports reached $60 billion in revenue, but in 2016, this number went down by almost half due to the drop in the value of oil.

Arezzo & Co., leader of the Brazilian women’s footwear and handbag market and owner of the brands Arezzo, Schutz, Anacapri, Alexandre Birman, and Fiever, has taken an important step in winning over new consumers.

A new report by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Indec – National Institute of Statistics and Census) says that the poverty rate has reached 35.4% in Argentina and extreme poverty at 7.7%.

The National Mexican Bank (Banxico) reported that remittances in Mexico reached 3,374 million dollars in the month of August creating a 17% annual increase.