Issue Aug 01-07 2024: A series of economic moves by the Milei administration in Argentina have been welcomed by the agricultural sector.

—Researched and Written by Lucía Armengol—Issue Jul 01-312024: In the face of an inflationary crisis and economic conditions reminiscent of the “Special Period” of the 1990s, the Consejo de Ministros has announced the adoption of “war economy” policies in Cuba. The conditions of Cuba’s “war economy” include new uniform pricing policies for state and private

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The survey Miradas Enfrentadas revealed that more than half of Argentinians believe that President Javier Milei’s economic management is “failing,” after eight months in office.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: At a conference on July 16, President Nayib Bukele introduced the first two phases of a six-phase Economic Plan.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Bancolombia announced that in the first half of 2024 it disbursed resources of about 8 trillion pesos to support various activities in the Colombian agricultural sector, including producers of items such as sugar cane, cocoa, chocolate and coffee, dairy products, milling and derivatives, poultry, rice, livestock, flowers, and fruit, among others.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) renewed its investments in the Amazônia Para Sempre program, announcing that its contributions have surpassed the US$1 billion provided in 2023, at US$4.2 billion in 2024.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: An unfavorable exchange rate and a lack of human capital are among the primary factors negatively impacting the competitiveness of Costa Rican industry, according to the Survey on Business Perspectives and Evaluation of Factors Impacting Competitivity in the Industrial Manufacturing Sector presented by the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica (CICR).

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: According to the news agency Reuters, part of the 70,000 bpd (barrels per day) shipped by Caracas was not unloaded on Cuban soil.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: The Dominican Republic’s pension system is projected to face significant challenges by 2030 due to mass retirements and low replacement rates of only 25% to 30% of the last salary, which could lead to governance issues.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: JP Morgan reduced Panama’s risk of credit degradation and increased its GDP forecast from 0.5% to 3.5% for 2024.