One in ten people live with hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, a number that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and may grow even further with waves linked to new variants of the virus and low levels of vaccination, the FAO said. . In an interview with Reuters, the agency’s representative in Paraguay, Jorge […]
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Gastronomy wants to put Latin America “on the map” of the Chinese
These days, the flavors of Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile aspire to become the best ambassadors in China of a region, Latin America, that the population of the Asian giant still finds it difficult to place on the map despite the speed at which it moves. They have grown their ties in recent years. A […]
Migration, a lacerating wound in the open veins of Latin America
Migration continues to be a excruciating wound in many countries of Latin America, where this year 14 million people have seen their dreams crash against a wall of discrimination, marginalization and, in some cases, even the death of those who in the midst of despair launched themselves on the adventure of looking for a more […]
Most cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are unsustainable
Most of the cities of Latin America and the Caribbean are unsustainable now and by 2050 they will consume four times more fossil and mineral resources than is considered sustainable if measures are not taken in terms of urban planning and efficiency, warned a UN report. This is the study “The weight of cities in […]
Visa experiences Latin America recovery on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Transactions with Visa cards in Latin America and the Caribbean during Black Friday and Cyber Monday grew by 48% compared to the same days in 2020, a sign of the “clear recovery” that is being seen in the region after the pandemic. Such strong growth also speaks of how both days of discount sales have […]
Latin America, absent in more attractive countries for Spanish exporters
Latin America is largely absent from the list of the most attractive places in the world for Spanish exporting companies, since no country in the region is among the top twenty places in the classification prepared by the Association of Internationalized Industrial Companies (Amec). Amec, which groups together companies with an export volume of over […]
Latin America is the region that attracts the most funds from philanthropic foundations
Latin America and the Caribbean is the region in the world that attracts the most funds from philanthropic foundations that allocate their funds to development, although the countries that appear at the top as the main recipients are India and China. In a report published this Thursday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) […]
Why the dollar has risen so much in Latin America and which currencies have fallen the most
If the imported products in your country are more expensive, it is not by chance. This year the currencies of the largest Latin American economies have suffered sharp falls against the dollar amid a complex economic recovery after the 2020 recession stemming from the pandemic of COVID-19, according to BBC. “Currencies in Latin America have […]
Ómicron: the arrival of the new variant in Latin America and how it prepares to face it
During the last week of November, Africa put the world on alert by detecting new cases of COVID-19 infections of a variant unknown until then and that could face a new pandemic wave. Ómicron, as the WHO dubbed it, has become potentially more contagious than Delta and has at least 32 mutations. Initially it was […]
Populism wiped out the once powerful “technopolists” in Latin America
Por Shannon K O’Neil Finance ministers have limited policymaking in Latin America since the democratization of the region in the 1980s and 1990s. Not anymore. This shift has further opened the door to wasteful populist economic policies. But it also creates a more sustainable political path for market-based democracy across the region. Through political engagement, […]