Latin American countries are torn between reopening their economies and the rise of infections from COVID-19.

The Costa Rican supermarket chain, Auto Mercado, opened a new location with smart lockers to allow people to pick up food without entering the building.

According to the French bank BNP Paribas, the COVID-19 crisis may lead to increased barriers to international trade.

The plenary session of the National Assembly closed the debate on the Palm Oil Law project that will aid 6,800 palm cultivators in 13 different Ecuadorian provinces.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic activity has contributed to a massive debt crisis faced by many poor and developing countries.

Bolivia’s coca leaf business hopes to restart as Bolivians begin to resume normal activities.

On Monday, June 1, long lines of Venezuelans waited in their cars to pay for gasoline. Gas has been in short supply for weeks, but now it will have a real cost attached to it.

Argentinian President Alberto Fernández and Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof announced plans to restart public works projects in 40 municipalities.

A recent report from the Havana Consulting firm came to the conclusion that Cuba’s market is “dying, poor, and structurally and technologically backwards.”

In an attempt to safely reopen the country to commerce after the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Costa Rican government has put forward a plan outlining the protocol for all cargo carriers entering the country.