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Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez is a Chilean economist and journalist. He lives in South Florida and specializes in reporting on Latin America.
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Venezuela Replaces Central Bank President Days After Sanctions Lifted

Key Points — Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced Thursday that Laura Guerra Angulo — a Maduro family relative who had led the BCV since April...

Colombia’s Top Court Strikes Down Petro’s Emergency Tax Decree, Orders Refunds

Colombia's Constitutional Court struck down Petro's December emergency tax decree 8-0, ordering $25B in refunds from coal, oil, and liquor levies.

Chile’s Kast Unveils Sweeping Tax and Investment Megareform on TV

Chile's Kast went on national TV with a 40-measure megareform: cut corporate tax to 23%, repatriate capital, revive 25-year tax invariability.

It’s Keiko vs. the Left: Sánchez Overtakes López Aliaga for Second Place

Peru election 2026 results: The numbers: Keiko Fujimori 16.99%, Sánchez 12.05%, López Aliaga 11.89%. The June 7 runoff is now Keiko versus a left-wing...

Mexico Computer Exports Surge 145% to $85B in 2025

Mexico computer exports 2025: Computers surpassed automobiles as Mexico’s number-one export product to the United States for the first time in history....

Argentina Inflation Hits 3.4% in March 2026

Argentina inflation March 2026: The first quarter accumulated 9.4%, consuming nearly all of the government’s 10.1% full-year budget target in just three...

US Deepens Venezuela Resource Footprint: Oil to Gold

Venezuela gold US: Washington issued a license in March authorizing American companies to trade Venezuelan gold and transact directly with Minerven, the...

IMF LATAM Growth Diverges as Hormuz Shock Dominates

IMF Spring Meetings Latin America: Bloomberg reports that delegates arrive with a sense of "déjà vu" as the Hormuz blockade reprises the supply...

Sheinbaum Opens $540M Mexico Development Hub in Tlaxcala

Mexico Polo de Desarrollo: The 53-hectare site represents $540 million in national and foreign investment and is designed to generate more than 6,000...

Petro Scraps 100% Ecuador Tariffs in Policy Reversal

Colombia Ecuador tariffs: Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the border city of Ipiales, Petro was blunt: "No hay aranceles 100%, ministra de Comercio, no...

Sheinbaum Cements Another Constitutional Reform in Mexico

Mexico's Plan B constitutional reform was ratified by 20 of 32 state legislatures, crossing the two-thirds threshold. Returns to Senate for declaration. Morena deepens structural change.

Milei’s Surplus, Provinces’ Pain: 92 Conflicts in Q1

Argentina's provinces recorded 92 labor conflicts in Q1 2026 with 80% unresolved. Coparticipación fell 8%, revenue hit a 13-year low. Twelve provinces took emergency federal loans.

Peru Election: Keiko Wins First Round, Rival Unknown

Keiko Fujimori won Peru's first round with 16.5% and heads to her fourth runoff. Four candidates are tied for second within the margin of error.

Colombia’s Top Court Kills Petro’s Emergency Fiscal Decree

Colombia's Constitutional Court declared Petro's emergency economic decree unconstitutional in a 6-2 vote, blocking .5 billion in emergency tax collection and deepening the fiscal crisis.
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