Issue Jun 07-13 2023: The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) decreased for the first time in a year, according to survey data released by the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).

Issue Jun 07-13 2023: The informal sector of labor has become predominant in Latin America.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: A promising tax reform is in the Brazilian Congress, which could provide fiscal justice for the low-income families who are most heavily taxed as workers and consumers of products.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: According to World Bank projections, Argentina is estimated to fall into recession in 2023 and then grow again throughout 2024.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Near-retirement individuals who invested in Chilean, Colombian, and Peruvian private pension fund administrators (AFPs) suffered historic losses in 2022, even as the companies themselves made millions.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Due to intense drought, the Canal of Panama has decreased the number of ships that transit the canal.

Issue May 24-30 2023: The Colombian department of Huila, a major contributor to the agricultural sector, was presented as a model of productive development not only for the rest of the country, but for the entire Latin American region in the recently held forum A Model of Territorial Productive Development, which took place in Neiva,

Issue May 24-30 2023: Electricity generation has been reduced by almost a quarter in just the past four years in Cuba. According to recently published data by the National Statistics Office (ONEI), 25% fewer gigawatts (GW) per hour were produced on the island.

Issue May 24-30 2023: The Nicaraguan economy is growing at a slower rate, as the construction, energy and water, and fishing and livestock sectors contract.

Issue May 24-30 2023: According to estimates by the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Geografía (National Institute of Statistics and Geography, INEGI), Mexico has increased its economy by 1% in the first trimester of this year, which was slightly lower compared to the first estimates of 1.1%.