El Salvador extends emergency regime until December
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador today granted a new extension to the emergency regime requested by the government
November 16, 2022Section
Central America
Assets of the Panamanian banking center increased by US$5.6 billion
Panama's International Banking Center (CBI) recorded assets of US$136.7 billion at the end of September 2022, representing an increase
November 14, 2022
Inflation in Central America as of October
In October, Honduras and Nicaragua continued with double-digit year-on-year inflation figures. In Guatemala, the consumer price index
November 14, 2022
In Haiti, two hundred thousand more children have gone hungry since March
About 200,000 more children in Haiti have faced a hunger crisis this year, and nearly half of the population does...
November 14, 2022
A conflict between Honduras and renewable energy companies could end badly
Five foreign companies that have invested in renewable energy in Honduras have submitted at least five notices of intent
November 11, 2022
Honduras: Xiomara Castro demands respect for the human rights of the Garífuna community violated by the Police
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, demanded respect for the rights of a community of the Garífuna people
November 8, 2022
Panama: Judge opens case against 35 people for money laundering in Odebrecht case
Judge Baloisa Marquínez decided to open criminal proceedings in Panama against 35 people charged with the crime against the economic...
November 8, 2022
Dominican trade with Brazil is very weak
The Dominican Republic's trade exchange with Brazil was US$5.692 billion during 2015-2021, including the accumulated January-September 2022, of which 98%...
November 8, 2022
Honduras: the only Latin American country with a total ban on the morning-after pill
Under the argument that it was abortifacient, in April 2009, the National Congress sought to prohibit the promotion, use, sale,...
November 4, 2022