Drought forces Panama Canal to limit daily passage to 32 ships
Due to insufficient rainfall, the Panama Canal Authority has reduced the number of vessels permitted to cross the interoceanic route...
July 30, 2023Section
Central America
Haiti prepares for possible multinational intervention under Kenyan leadership
Kenya has signaled readiness to lead this mission in response to Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry's call for a multinational...
July 30, 2023
Revenues from El Salvador’s main agricultural export, coffee, down 6% through June
In the first three quarters of the 2022-2023 cycle, revenues from El Salvador's coffee exports reported a roughly 6% decline,...
July 30, 2023
Costa Rica’s budget deficit hits 15-year low, debt remains a problem
During the first half of 2023, Costa Rica reported a fiscal deficit of 0.9% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...
July 29, 2023
Indigenous king from Panama faces possible dethronement after conviction
Reynaldo Alexis Santana, the ruler of the indigenous Naso Tjër Di region in Panama, situated near the Costa Rican border,...
July 29, 2023
Panama government proposes 18.7% budget increase for 2024
The Panamanian government has outlined a budget proposal for 2024 amounting to US$32.754 billion, reflecting an 18.7% rise compared to...
July 28, 2023
Costa Rica records 24% increase in exports in first half of 2023
During the first half of 2023, the government announced that Costa Rica's merchandise exports reached a total of US$9.061 billion,...
July 28, 2023
China and Nicaragua conclude negotiations on free trade agreement
China and Nicaragua have successfully concluded their substantial negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), as revealed by China's Ministry...
July 27, 2023
Honduras records economic growth of 2.5% in the first five months of 2023
In the first five months of 2023, Honduras experienced a 2.5% expansion in economic activity, according to a report by...
July 25, 2023