Issue May 22-28 2024: Although they are still in negotiations, the Argentine government seeks to lower the port tax for large cruise ships entering the country and to exempt hotels from paying royalties.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Teodolina Vázquez, a participant in the peasant Family Farming fairs, highlighted the recent growth of her economy through production in the Primero de Mayo Colony in Caaguazú.

Issue May 15-21 2024: The Financial Capabilities Study, conducted by the Financial Consumer Office (OCF) and the General Superintendence of Financial Entities (Sugef) and funded by the Development Bank of Latin America, revealed that 53% of Costa Ricans lack sufficient savings to sustain themselves for over three months without income.

Issue May 15-21 2024: A surprise change in the leadership of Petrobrás has left the financial world in an uproar, yet some see the shakeup through more jaded eyes.

Issue May 15-21 2024: The company Ingenio La Cabaña filed a request with the Superintendency of Corporations for admission to the corporate reorganization process due to its difficult financial situation.

Issue May 15-21 2024: The Argentinian government has officially finalized the latest agreement with domestic workers for an 18% raise in salaries.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) revised upwards their average growth projection for Brazil in response to forecasted improvements in the country’s economy.

Issue May 08-14 2024: According to Confederación de Asociaciones Rurales de Santa Fe (Carsfe), Route 11 is in “deplorable condition” despite it being a key route for the transfer of agricultural products.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The young people of Colombia aged 14 to 28 make up only 24 percent (12.7 million) of the total population, reflecting a decreasing trend, which will create real obstacles in Colombia’s near future, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Issue May 08-14 2024: Amidst a food crisis, the Cuban Government dispatched Antonio Carricarte, president of the Chamber of Commerce, to Spain to court businessmen for investment in food production on the island. Simultaneously, a U.S. delegation of congressmen and farmers visited Havana to express interest in expanding commercial ties.