Issue Jun 05-11 2024: Nicolás Pérez, the president of Fedepalma, asserted that the palm oil industry is not responsible for deforestation in Colombia.

Issue Jun 05-11 2024: Customers at gas stations are expressing frustration over the government’s plan to deregulate gasoline prices to alleviate state subsidies.

Issue Jun 05-11 2024: In Mexico, the price of cilantro has quadrupled in a single month, going from 110 to 450 pesos per handful between the 2nd of May and the 4th of June.

Issue Jun 05-11 2024: The World Bank projected the worsening of Argentina’s economy in 2024, although a rebound is likely in coming years.

Issue May 29-Jun 04 2024: A region-wide inflation spike and the concomitant increase in living costs have contributed to lowered birth rates in Latin America, where the population of individuals over 60 is expected to exceed that of those under 15 by 2047, according to an analysis by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre

Issue May 29-Jun 04 2024: The Panama Canal Authority (ACP in Spanish) confirmed in a statement issued on May 30 that the increase in rainfall recently recorded will allow to bring forward the draft increase scheduled for June 15.

Issue May 29-Jun 04 2024: The free trade zone system in Costa Rica has proven to be crucial for the creation of formal, inclusive, and quality jobs, both directly and indirectly, the transfer of knowledge, and the diversification of the exportable supply.

Issue May 29-Jun 04 2024: Foreign investment increased by 50% in Argentina in 2023.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Honduras is suffering from a historic severe drought which is delaying seedtime and food production.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Argentinian silversides, or pejerreyes, are being introduced via fish stocking to populate natural bodies of water throughout Uruguay.