Costa Rica Confirms Five Measles Cases Amid Americas Outbreak
Costa Rica measles cases reached five in 2026 as PAHO reports the Americas region's worst outbreak in 22 years, with...
September 8, 2026Section
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Argentina Renews $19 Billion China Swap Line as Beijing Resets Latin America Lending
China Latin America loans stay central as Argentina renews its 130 billion yuan swap to 2031 and Peru's Chancay port...
September 7, 2026
Mercosur Launches EU Trade Pillar as Pacific Alliance Stagnation Widens Bloc Gap
Pacific Alliance Mercosur divergence widened as Mercosur's EU trade pillar began on May 1, 2026 while the Pacific Alliance stagnates...
September 7, 2026
Colombia Coca Hits 261,000 Hectares as Cocaine Trade Latin America Shifts to New Routes
The cocaine trade Latin America now rests on record Colombian coca and shifting routes through Ecuador and the Caribbean into...
September 7, 2026
Noboa Locks Ecuador Into the Dollar as Argentina Weighs Currency Competition in Latin America
Dollarization Latin America style: Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama anchor a full-dollar bloc as Argentina debates currency competition in 2026.
September 7, 2026
Mexico Remittance Rebound Reaches 3.8% as Latin America Braces for US Tax Vote
Mexico's remittance decline has paused with four months of growth in 2026. Currency shifts and US policy risks now define...
September 7, 2026
Mexico Nearshoring Boom Hits US$40.9 Billion FDI Record Before Energy and Tax Limits Bite
Nearshoring Latin America is redrawing investment maps in 2026 as Mexico posts record FDI while energy and tax bottlenecks start...
September 7, 2026
Caribbean CBI States Enforce 200,000 US Dollar Floor as EU Visa Pressure Builds
Caribbean citizenship by investment programs in five states now enforce a 200,000 US dollar floor as EU visa pressure and...
September 7, 2026
Caribbean Debt Crisis Deepens as Hurricane Melissa Leaves Jamaica a J$198 Billion Hole
Caribbean debt climate finance is being tested as hurricane costs push island states toward fiscal crisis. Investors face new debt...
September 7, 2026