Issue Sep 04-10 2024: Colombia’s trucker strike is nothing new. The country has faced several long and costly strikes before, and will likely endure more in the future.
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Issue Sep 04-10 2024: Club Kick Off is a crowdfunding platform designed to help athletes, both amateur and professional, to raise money for sports.
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Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: Peru is “consolidating its leadership in port infrastructure in South America through important projects that will improve its regional connectivity.”
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Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: According to the recent report, “Nearshoring: Unveiling Latin America’s Potential,” Costa Rica “stands out for its favorable business environment, its workforce, and its political stability.”
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Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: The Panama Canal has experienced a severe reduction in crossings since a drought crisis that began in July of 2023, when ship transits dropped from the daily average of 36-38 ships to 32, due to a drought from the El Niño phenomenon, which extended the dry season after a decrease
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Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: The National Agency of Disabilities will review who qualifies for disability which could affect hundreds of thousands of Argentinians.
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Issue Aug 21-27 2024: São Martinho SA and Raízen SA, two of the largest companies in the Brazilian sugarcane sector, reported large losses due to the damage caused by fires that have hit several regions of the country.
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Issue Aug 21-27 2024: Mexico’s pervasive extortion problem significantly pressures traders, manufacturers, and agricultural producers, increasing prices and challenging the Bank of Mexico’s (Banxico) efforts to contain inflation.
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Issue Aug 21-27 2024: The Colombian Center for Economic and Social Research, Fedesarrollo, presented the results of its Business Opinion Survey for July 2024, revealing that the Consumer Confidence Index (ICCO) had increased to 17.0%, an 8.4% increase compared to the previous month.
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Issue Aug 21-27 2024: The National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI) for 2023 reveals that the working-age population (PET), i.e., those aged 15 years and older, reached 11.4 million in 2023.
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