Issue Jan 10-16 2024: According to the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), informal workers represent the majority of the county’s labor force, at 55.5%.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: Blockades have been slowing down economic recovery in Bolivia.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: Minera Panamá has ceased to operate but closing the mines could take up to eight years. The only activities in the mines are to ensure stability during the process for closure.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: Argentina’s Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, is participating alongside President Javier Milei in the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Javier Milei, former national representative of Buenos Aires, has recently won the presidency in Argentina.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: In Peru, while new subnational government administrations are usually associated with a drop in public investment, this trend was bucked in 2023, which saw growth in this sector.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Costa Rica is aiming to improve technological advances and digital skills development throughout the country.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Formal employment in Mexico dropped by 13% in 2023, despite the number of formal jobs reaching new records.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Colombia’s government, led by President Gustavo Petro, has unveiled a reindustrialization policy after extensive deliberation, aiming to reshape the nation’s economic landscape.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: In recent years, Peru has experienced a turbulent period marked by seven different presidents in as many years and an economic shift from rapid growth to recession in 2023.