Juan Martinez
Juan Martinez is a Chilean economist and journalist. He lives in South Florida and specializes in reporting on Latin America.
Cuba’s parliamentary elections close with a preliminary 70.34% turnout
The polling stations closed in Cuba this Sunday with a preliminary turnout of 70.34 percent in elections where other parties were banned except the...
Peru’s non-traditional exports grew 7.5 % in January 2023
Peru's non-traditional exports grew 7.5 percent in January 2023, having shipped 1.554 billion dollars, highlighting sales of non-metallic minerals and others, informed today, Saturday,...
El Salvador zeroes out taxes on technological innovations in new bill
On Thursday night (23), El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced via Twitter that he would present a bill to Congress next week that aims...
Bolivia rejects Moody’s report and reaffirms strength of economic and exchange rate policy
The Government of Bolivia rejected this Friday's Moody's report that downgraded the country's rating with the risk of its macroeconomic stability and reaffirmed its...
Ecuador’s Congress sends impeachment request against President Lasso to Constitutional Court
The National Assembly (Congress) of Ecuador informed yesterday that it sent the Constitutional Court the request for impeachment filed by 59 legislators against President...
Foreign Ministers of Venezuela and Brazil point to a “new stage” in bilateral relations
On Thursday night, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, with whom he discussed the agenda...
Mexico’s economy would grow up to 1.4% in 2023, BBVA estimates
Mexico's economy would grow up to 1.4 percent in 2023, even though a slower pace is expected in the manufacturing sector, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya...
Bolivia proposes to Chile, Argentina and Peru to generate a sovereign lithium policy
The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, proposed this Thursday to Argentina, Chile, and Peru to work together on a sovereign policy for lithium, which...
Uruguayan economy grows 4.9% in 2022
The Uruguayan economy grew 4.9 percent in 2022 versus the previous year. However, it observed a decline in the result of the last quarter,...
President Arce says Bolivia loses up to 42% of glaciers due to climate change
Due to climate change, a natural occurrence, Bolivia has lost up to 42 percent of glaciers in the last three decades and, therefore, an...
Unemployment rate in Argentina dropped to 6.3 percent by the end of 2022
The unemployment rate in Argentina dropped to 6.3 percent at the end of 2022, representing 0.7 points less than the unemployment registered during the...
Panamanian government forecasts at least 5% economic growth in 2023
Panama's Minister of Economy and Finance, Héctor Alexander, assured today that his country's economy would grow at least five percent this year, the ministry...
Argentina’s GDP grows by 5.2% in 2022
Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 5.2 percent in 2022 after registering a 1.9 percent year-on-year rise in the last quarter of that year,...
Venezuelan President appoints new Oil Minister
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Tuesday night that he had appointed the president of the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Pedro...