Issue Jan 07-13 2026: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Costa Rica grew in the third trimester of 2025, but this was not due to an injection of fresh capital or reinvested profits by companies operating in the country, according to the report “Costa Rica: FID 3T2025-More Concentration, More Manufacturing and Accountable Growth Explained by Debt,”

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: Actions taken by the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB) have put the whole country on alert. Blockades of highways by truck drivers, in defiance of Supreme Decree 5503, threw the business sector into chaos, threatening to cut off the delivery of essential goods to markets throughout the South American nation. Seven days

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: In 2025, the Milei administration in Argentina deepened its chainsaw approach to public spending in the country: spending by the National Public Administration shrunk by 28.1% in real terms when compared to 2023.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Panama has begun a new phase in its development with the passage of the Circular Economy Law.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Peru’s sustained growth in formal, private employment and real salaries has gradually begun to be reflected in public opinion polls. In recent years, the Peruvian public’s perception that the country is regressing has dropped from 75% to 52%, according to a recent national survey on progress carried out by Ipsos Peru

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: According to statistics, Venezuela decreased its oil shipments to Cuba by 63 percent compared to 2023.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: Data from the Brazilian trade balance released on January 6, 2026, by the Ministério de Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços indicate that Brazil exported $348.7 billion dollars in 2025, surpassing the previous record by 9 billion, from 2023. Last year ended with a positive balance of 68.3 billion dollars.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Increased levels of illicit commerce and other activities linked to organized crime caused Costa Rica to rank worse on the World Index of Organized Crime, a report compiled by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Specifically, the Central American nation rose from number 72 in 2023 to number 58 among

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Brazil wants to become a world power in sustainable fuels, but the promise of sustainability may, instead of benefiting the planet, favor and expand the power of agribusiness.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: Mexico’s minimum wage reaches 111 years as a labor right, tracing its origins back to the revolutionary period and its uneven path toward economic stability.