On May 11, the Paraguayan Minister of Finance, Óscar Llamosas, announced efforts toward a sustainable economic recovery by considering a climate agenda.

Despite there being a smaller harvest for agricultural products this year, prices have reached their highest point in the last decade.

On May 12, the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos, or CFIA, recommended the construction of an electrical train in the Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) after six months of analyzing the project, specifically focusing on the impact on mobility, instead of political and financial benefit.

Despite the pandemic, Guatemalan migrants in the United States sent $11 billion during 2020 to their relatives. This aid consisted of many different types of remittances.

Panama is committed to a carbon-neutral Panama Canal before the end of this decade. The new strategic plan is classified as fundamental for the long-term operation of the canal and its sustainability.

Nicaragua’s tourism sector has been especially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economic depression and debt characterize the “new normal” for Venezuela.

The Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) demanded a salary increase of 5% from the Bolivian Government, both for the basic and the national minimum salaries.

Despite the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the international economy, the value of copper has taken off.

In 2020, Brazil’s solar energy sector produced 7.5 gigawatts of operating power from photovoltaic sources, up from 4.6 gigawatts in 2019.