President Ollanta Humala affirmed his plan will increase wages, while Former President Alan García criticized his policy.  

The firm founded by Cristina Pineda and Ricardo Covalín to compete with the world’s top luxury brands wants to enter the Asian market; Mexico is among countries with the cheapest gasoline. 

Restricted access to commercial loans and mistrust between governments and private investors are among the main hurdles to developing infrastructure projects in Latin America. 

The three largest economies in Latin America are not feeling overly peppy. 

Latin American nations should pursue a “productive transformative agenda” if they want to keep their rates of economic growth above 5%, said the Director of Public Policy and Competitiveness at the Development Bank of Latin America-CAF, Michael Penfold. 

Gone are the young people who do not look at the label. 

The Dominican Republic’s State-bank could be signaling a closer embrace of mainland China. 

In its handling of e-waste Central America is a model for the rest of the world today, said a leading international expert. 

Peru is the second most profitable country in the region for direct foreign investment.  President Ollanta Humala said that mining companies should help Peru reduce its dependency on metal prices. 

Across the region the international day in celebration of labor was contested territory.  In several countries with center-left governments May Day festivities were used to reaffirm the government’s role in the economy, while opposition members used the day to complain about government overreach.  In countries with “neoliberal” governments opposition movements protested the lack of government