Costa Rica Transition Day: Laura Fernández Begins 4-Year Term
Laura Fernández toma posesión as Costa Rica’s 50th president on May 8, 2026, with 71 foreign delegations present and Rodrigo...
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Laura Fernández toma posesión as Costa Rica’s 50th president on May 8, 2026, with 71 foreign delegations present and Rodrigo...
May 7, 2026
Brazil STF rules on R$26B oil royalties; Banxico cuts to 6.50%; MERVAL +4.42%; Ecuador places US$1B 7x oversubscribed. Today's key...
May 7, 2026
US Treasury Authorises Venezuela Restructuring Advisors — Sovereign 2027 Bonds Rally 5.41% to 55.53¢, Nine-Year High
May 6, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Sinaloa governor steps aside, FGR cites 50 in CIA case, Venezuela signs $2B with White House, Cuba...
May 5, 2026
Ecuador Curfew Begins Tonight — Nine Provinces Including Quito and Guayaquil Locked Down Until May 18 — Trump Insists on...
May 4, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Mercosul-EU trade deal enters force today. Mexico GDP contracts 0.8%. Senate rejects Lula's STF nominee. Paraguay visits...
May 1, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Copom cuts Selic to 14.50%, Powell's last Fed meeting holds. Adorni tells Congress he won't resign as...
April 30, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Adorni faces Congress on wealth scandal. Copom decides Selic today. Colombia hits 48 massacres. World Bank warns...
April 29, 2026
Delegations from 71 countries attend Costa Rica's May 8 inauguration of Laura Fernández—the nation's first woman president—at 27,000-seat Estadio Nacional.
April 28, 2026