After an extended drought in El Salvador saw crops dry out, 5 days’ worth of rain saw crops flooded and ruined. 

The U.S. and China are far ahead of the region in R and D.

The risk rating agency Fitch showed concern about the worsening of public accounts in Brazil, as the government announced record deficits this year.

The Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, encouraged businessmen from his country to invest in Cuba and ratified the “renewed” commitment of his Government to promote “strong” trade and cultural exchange with the Caribbean island.

The value of Latin America’s exports will continue to decline through 2015 by 14%, with Argentina faring slightly worse with a reduction of 17%, says the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

With the enthusiasm of producers, traders and the active participation of agricultural microenterprises, the agricultural fair, FERISAG 2015 “From Field to Consumer” began. 

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that as soon as a bilateral and definitive ceasefire agreement is in place, the blood shed will end.

Could we be seeing the end of the guerrilla cycle in Latin America and the Caribbean? 

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) renewed the mandate to expand the research for the 43 “normalistas” for six months, from October 31, 2015 until April 30, 2016.

It has become a cliché to note that the left is in retreat throughout Latin America. If the prosperity of the first decade of the century propelled it forward, the economic crises of the second have stopped it in its tracks.