Since 2009, Ecuador has placed limits on interest rates offered by private banks, but the government is showing signs that this rule may change.

The 12 municipalities that comprise the Campanha Gaúcha are known as Braguaya – that is, half Brazilian, half Uruguayan.

The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) has activated two of its monetary policy instruments to liven the country’s economy.

A new lithium reserve that stretches at least 1.5 kilometers has been discovered in Puno, Peru.

The state-owned companies located in Barranquilla and Buenaventura, Colombia, are now in the possession of Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó.

The Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture (Minagri) has announced that it will be investing 34 million Soles in the construction of reservoirs.

The Paraguayan textile and apparel industry is in a state of crisis and the government is searching for ways to stabilize the industry.

The Fundación Paz y Reconciliación (Pares) has published a report titled, “The sophisticated corruption mechanism of Luis Pérez,” which shows how Pérez, the current governor of Antioquia, and other politicians and congressmen, have benefitted from a “mixed economy” called Valor+.

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has proposed an audacious plan to reform Brazil’s social security system involving numerous changes including raising the age of retirement; however, these measures still might not be enough to stabilize public debt, according to some experts.

The Argentinian economist Martín Guzmán was received at the Vatican by Pope Francis, along with fellow economists Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Johnson.