With the purpose of describing the economic panorama given in Colombia, Chile and PeruLa República Webinar Live and CooperAcción successfully held the international seminar “Tax Reform: a global and Latin American discussion”. During the development of the event, the invited specialists spoke about the progressivity of the tax system in the mentioned countries, the expectations […]
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The US maintains its commitment to challenges in Latin America in the face of Chinese influence
USA maintains its security commitments in Latin America and the Caribbean, where there are still many challenges, as well as to curb China’s growing influence in the region, Juan González, special adviser to President Joe Biden, said Tuesday. On the first day of the Annual Conference on Hemispheric Security, organized by Florida International University (FIU) […]
Luis López-Calva: “Low economic growth affects poverty reduction”
With a level of Peruvian poverty above the average for Latin America and with inequality below the regional average, the challenges facing Peru are significant, highlights the representative of the World Bank, a multilateral entity that recently revised our GDP forecast to 2.0% for 2023. —How has the pandemic left Peru in terms of poverty? […]
The conundrum of AI in the fight against fraud in Latin America
In an increasingly connected and virtual world, technology has become a double-edged sword, since while it allows the creation of new tools to prevent fraud and corruption, it also provides criminals with new ways to commit crimes. Now, the question that Latin American experts ask themselves is how the future will affect the development of […]
Chile: State lithium plan emerges as test for resource nationalism
The speech of the Chilean president, gabriel boriclast week to seek greater state control over the lithium looms as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by the rising left in Latin Americabut which has proven difficult to implement in practice. While the former student protest leader’s proposal to give the state a majority […]
Latin American economy will experience a “cyclical rebound,” according to The Economist
despite the “headwinds”” that suffers Latin America In the wake of inflation, high interest rates and global economic weakness, the region is heading towards a “cyclical upturn” at the end of the year that will last through 2024, according to the Intelligence Unit of the British group The Economist. Analysts anticipate that in the coming […]
ECLAC: 75% of sustainable development goals would remain unfinished in the region
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned this Wednesday that 75% of the sustainable development goals are at risk of not being met in the region in 2030. “Only 25% of the goals for which information is available show a behavior that makes it possible to predict their fulfillment in 2030. […]
Taiwan or China? Paraguay’s dilemma shaking up the race for the presidency
In AssumptionTaipei, Washington and beijingdiplomats, civil servants and agricultural producers They are closely watching a close electoral race that could determine Paraguay’s future ties with Taiwan. Paraguay will choose on April 30 between a pro-government presidential candidate who has pledged to maintain relations with Taiwan or an opponent who favors reaching out to China to […]
ILO: Informality hit both young people and women much more in Peru and in Latin America
—One of the main problems in Peru is informal employment. I show you a data scheme where they indicate that 1 out of every 2 employed people in the region is in informal conditions. What can you tell us? —Indeed, 1 out of 2 people is in an informal situation. They are people whose employment […]
Demographic diversity: challenge and opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbeana region of 658 million inhabitants marked by inequality, there are countries that are already facing the aging of their population and others that still have the window of Demographic bonus. This coexistence is a challenge and at the same time an opportunity to achieve public politics that address these […]