Thirty-one percent of young employees have private sector jobs, more than 1.5 million, though the rest worked in the public sector by the end of 2014, according to official data.

The Ticos are trying to get their house in order, while the Brazilians are falling behind the curve. 

According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in 2050 there will be over 140 million people who are 65 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean.  This adds to the complexity of pension issues for women in the region who often find themselves with low pension coverage because of their work in the

An analyst thinks violence is a key issue, but said that Peru has many strengths that may outweigh such concerns. 

Most people who enter the informal work sector do not have a choice, due to the lack of opportunities in the formal economy and insufficient experience in finding other means of livelihood, the International Labor Organization (ILO) acknowledged.

Chipotle, Panera Bread and Cheesecake Factory are closely watching the Argentine market; for good burgers one can go to McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s, but they are now joined by Dean & Burger 54, Denny’s, Carl’s and Five Guys as they want in on the action, too. Subway is also considering an expansion.

Though wine quality has improved, domestic consumption is down 5 million liters. 

The Economic Climate Index (ICE), developed in partnership between the German Ifo Institute and the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), shows an improvement in activity in Latin America, but a worsening in Brazil in July, compared to April.

Space technology is increasingly being used in everyday life to analyze the real-time impact of climate change and deforestation, or to do things like improve electoral processes, but the region is still behind the global curve due to economic setbacks. 

Peruvian exporters think state institutions have failed to take timely action to mitigate the effects of El Niño.