Argentine Beef Fills Its United States Quota Early as Argentines Eat Less of It
Argentina shipped 67,118 tonnes of beef to the United States by July, up 202 percent. At home, consumption fell to...
September 15, 2026Section
Economy
Argentina Sends 2027 Budget to Congress Without Milei
Argentina delivered its 2027 budget bill to Congress on the deadline. Milei did not present it and there was no...
September 15, 2026
Bogotá Moves to Raise Its Bank Turnover Tax by Half
Bogotá proposes raising its business turnover tax on banks from 14 to 21 per thousand. Asobancaria puts the cost at...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Approves a US$204 Billion Budget for 2027
Colombia approved a 2027 budget of COP 634.9 trillion, about US$204.2 billion. Debt service alone rises 54.7% to a quarter...
September 15, 2026
Panama Budget 2027 Cuts the Gorgas Institute by US$5.8 Million
The draft removes US$5.8 million from Panama’s infectious disease laboratory and budgets nothing for its electricity. The Assembly has not...
September 14, 2026
Panama Deficit Falls to 2.78% as Growth Forecast Rises
The finance minister gave investors a measured deficit and a forecast growth rate. In a country that cannot devalue, the...
September 14, 2026
Chile Recession: Two Measures, Two Answers
Two standard ways of reading the same quarters give two answers. A former central bank governor says recession. The finance...
September 14, 2026
Argentina Poverty Rate Is About to Stop Falling
For two years the falling poverty rate was Milei’s strongest card. The next count lands on 24 September, and every...
September 14, 2026
Chile Lithium Share Falls to 19.4 Percent as Rivals Grow
Chile lithium mine output was 19.4 percent of world supply in 2025, down from about 26 percent in 2020. Australia,...
September 14, 2026