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Sanitation and access to drinking water, great investment challenges for Latin America

Sanitation and access to drinking water, great investment challenges for Latin America Sanitation and access to drinking water, great investment challenges for Latin America

Increasing investments in sanitation and access to drinking water are two great challenges for Latin America to promote sustainable development in a region increasingly affected by natural disasters, said experts gathered at a forum this Monday. “In Latin America, 2 out of 10 people do not have access to safely managed drinking water, and 5 […]

Changes in Sunat amid declining income

Changes in Sunat amid declining income Changes in Sunat amid declining income

After tax revenues recovered in January after 10 consecutive months of decline (it advanced by 3.4%), in February collection fell by 7.2%, some S/485 million less compared to a year ago, reported the Sunat, who yesterday appointed Gerardo Arturo López Gonzáles as the new national superintendent. This career official replaces Luis Vera Castillo, who last […]

Piñera’s B-side: voracious billionaire with businesses in the stock market, aviation, TV and soccer

Piñera’s B-side: voracious billionaire with businesses in the stock market, aviation, TV and soccer Piñera’s B-side: voracious billionaire with businesses in the stock market, aviation, TV and soccer

The former president of Chile, Sebastian Piñerawho died this Tuesday when the helicopter he was piloting crashed, left a deep mark in politics but also in the world of finance, where he was known as a stock market “shark”, a voracious businessman who accumulated a fortune of more than of 2.8 billion dollars, according to […]

The economy, the next challenge for Bukele after security

The economy, the next challenge for Bukele after security The economy, the next challenge for Bukele after security

Salvadorans renewed their confidence in Nayib Bukele, who proclaimed his re-election in Sunday’s elections, based on the success of his “war” against the gangs. But analysts believe that economic difficulties predict the end of the honeymoon. “His second government will be problematic because people’s expectations will not be met either economically or socially. The (economic) […]

The Government of Peru declares the 40th session of ECLAC of national interest

The Government of Peru declares the 40th session of ECLAC of national interest The Government of Peru declares the 40th session of ECLAC of national interest

The Government of Peru declared this Monday “of national interest” the fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will be held this year in the Andean country on a date not yet specified. The decision was made during the meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired at the […]

Guyana: why did it become one of the countries with the greatest economic progress in Latin America?

Guyana: why did it become one of the countries with the greatest economic progress in Latin America? Guyana: why did it become one of the countries with the greatest economic progress in Latin America?

Guyana is a small country of 80,000 inhabitants located on the American continent and emerging as an important economic force. Until October 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this nation would continue to experience solid growth, up to 38.4%. Although other Latin American countries are facing a […]

ECLAC raises growth estimate in Latin America; Peru lags behind in the region

ECLAC raises growth estimate in Latin America; Peru lags behind in the region ECLAC raises growth estimate in Latin America;  Peru lags behind in the region

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) this Thursday raised its regional GDP growth projection for 2023 by 0.6% from 1.7%, estimated last September, to 2.2%, but warned about the risks of “maintain a low growth path”. By 2024, growth will fall to 1.9%, which implies a slowdown in regional growth compared […]

Despite less poverty, there are 181 million without resources for basic needs

Despite less poverty, there are 181 million without resources for basic needs Despite less poverty, there are 181 million without resources for basic needs

Although Latin America and the Caribbean poverty and extreme poverty fell to pre-pandemic levels, 181 million people lack sufficient resources to cover their basic needs, the ECLAC. The Economic Commission for Latin America indicated in its report “Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023” that the growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product […]

ECLAC: poverty in Latin America already reaches pre-pandemic levels. How much did it drop?

ECLAC: poverty in Latin America already reaches pre-pandemic levels. How much did it drop? ECLAC: poverty in Latin America already reaches pre-pandemic levels. How much did it drop?

The rate of poverty in Latin America fell to 29% in 2022, which is equivalent to 181 million people and is 1.2% lower than the level recorded before the pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean revealed this Thursday (ECLAC). The extreme poverty rate also fell to 11.2% of the population (70 […]

Chinese commercial presence in Latin America grew 35 times

Chinese commercial presence in Latin America grew 35 times Chinese commercial presence in Latin America grew 35 times

In recent years, the Chinese economy has managed to position itself as one of the main trading partners of Latin America and the Caribbean. Bilateral exchange went from US$14 billion in 2000 to nearly US$500 billion in 2022, that is, it multiplied its value 35 times during this period, according to a report by the […]

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