The direction of the dollar will respond in the coming months to external factors more than domestic ones, for which the monetary policy stance of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) will be important, says a recent report by Credicorp Capital. At the beginning of the year, the currency has shown a tendency towards appreciation […]
Tag: Latin America
Value of Latin American exports fell 2.2% in 2023
The dollar value of goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean fell 2.2% after two years of increase, according to a report published this Tuesday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The drop in the price of exports was widespread throughout the region but was more pronounced in South American countries, the report highlighted. […]
Specialty coffees, plan B to face crisis in the sector in Latin America
The coffee industry of Latin America, the largest in the world since it represents 61% of production, is currently striving to open a market for its specialty coffeesan ace up the sleeve to confront the havoc that the climate crisismigration and changing international prices. By 2024 in Brazil, the world’s largest producer and exporter of […]
Concern about the large increase in children who do not read or write in Latin America
The regional head of education at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Latin America and the Caribbean, Italo Dutra, expressed his concern about the increase in children under 10 years of age who are unable to read and write, and urged to increase investment and implement more efficient programs. In an interview with EFE […]
Ecuador will lead Latin American tourism offer as an associated country in Fitur 2024
Ecuador will lead as an associated country the Latin American tourism offer at the International Tourism Fair of Madrid, Fitur, which will be held from tomorrow until Sunday in the Spanish capital and will become the largest exhibitor in Europe of the region’s proposals for 2024 for five days. The presence of the Ecuadorian president, […]
Latin America needs US$ 1.9 trillion to triple electricity generation by 2050
Latin America requires 1.9 trillion dollars to triple its capacity electricity generationmainly with wind power and solar, to meet net zero emissions goals for 2050. This was estimated by the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade) in its Energy Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, presented with energy projections for the middle of the […]
Chile will host a meeting of Latin American education ministers on the post-pandemic
Chili will host on January 25 and 26 the extraordinary meeting of ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, ‘Ministerial of Education: Santiago 2024’which will seek to propose concrete actions to overcome the educational crisis left by the pandemic in the region. “Efforts must be redoubled so that educational recovery and transformation are […]
Maduro attacks Milei and advises Noboa in the face of the prison crisis in Ecuador
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurooffered this Monday to his counterpart from Ecuador, Daniel Noboaadvice on penitentiary matters to control the wave of violence unleashed in that nation, which declared the existence of a “internal armed conflict” after clashes with irregular groups in prisons and in some areas. “President Noboa, if you want to have […]
COVID-19: they ask not to let our guard down in America due to a new variant and an increase in cases
Much of Latin America is registering an uptick in cases of COVID-19 after the end of the year celebrations, while the situation seems under control in Brazil or Mexico, so the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the coronavirus continues to “mutate and kill” so we should not let our guard down. In the last […]
WB predicts meager growth in Latin America, the region with the least GDP growth
The global economy is on track to break a five-year record with the lowest economic growth in the last three decades and the prospects for Latin America are not entirely encouraging: they suggest a meager growth of 2.3% in 2024, according to a report published on Tuesday by the world Bank. But although the region’s […]