The Fundación Paz y Reconciliación (Pares) has published a report titled, “The sophisticated corruption mechanism of Luis Pérez,” which shows how Pérez, the current governor of Antioquia, and other politicians and congressmen, have benefitted from a “mixed economy” called Valor+.

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has proposed an audacious plan to reform Brazil’s social security system involving numerous changes including raising the age of retirement; however, these measures still might not be enough to stabilize public debt, according to some experts.

The Argentinian economist Martín Guzmán was received at the Vatican by Pope Francis, along with fellow economists Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Johnson.

A new blockade signifies that tensions between the Fuerabamba community and the Chinese company Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) have not subsided.

Amongst adults, there is no culture of saving money in the Dominican Republic; Generation Z looks to be going the same way.

In April 2019, the growth rate in formal employment reached its lowest levels since March of 2010, according to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

The construction of a second bridge between Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River has begun.

The National Institute of Statistics (INE) announced that the rate of informal employment decreased to 28.6% in the January-March 2019 quarter. This represents .5 % less than the previous year.

Agricultural producers in 15 regions of Peru have answered the call by the Congreso Nacional del Agro Peruano and the Junta Nacional de Riego to begin striking and demanding action from government officials.

The Argentinian government is tasking Congress with the project of lowering taxes on the construction sector affecting both business and mortgage debtors in order to revive the economy in time for elections.