Unemployment is expected to increase as economic activity weakens. 

Economic indicators have worsened and do not provide much hope of improvement for Venezuela’s economy. 

After a “marathon session,” Colombia’s National Development Plan was finally sent to Congress for debate.  One of the key issues was the increase in rates for water usage. 

This phase of bids is the third of five that have been scheduled.

A group of ambitious chefs is determined to make the Peruvian dish a major export.   

Some statistics and their interpretation by several analysts have indicated that Mexico should have had faster growth than it has had so far this year; the Chilean left says that the situation facing the Chilean economy “is typical of the stagnation phase of the capitalist cycle;” and the Brazilian economy seems to be headed from

Canada, the biggest beneficiary of the privatization trend in the mining sector, is also the biggest “looter.” 

Colombia’s entrepreneurs overwhelmingly believe that peace will bring economic benefits for the country, though just over half support the talks. 

A new World Bank Group report, “Shared Prosperity and Poverty Eradication in Latin America and the Caribbean,” explored what has driven progress, and what it will take to sustain it. 

They may be “starting to make a difference” globally.