Guatemala Growth and TPS: Remittances, US Aid and What It Means
Guatemala growth and TPS collide in 2026 — record remittances, half of US aid unlocked, and protected status ending for...
August 17, 2026Section
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Guatemala Property Tax Reform: 45 Towns Collected Nothing in 2025
Guatemala property tax reform: 45 of 340 municipalities collected zero IUSI in 2025, and a new stamp-tax rule aims to...
August 15, 2026
Guatemala Tourism Draws 1.6 Million Visitors in First Half of 2026
Guatemala tourism drew 1,625,849 visitors in the first half of 2026, up 1%, as INGUAT chases a 3.63 million arrivals...
August 14, 2026
Air Canada Adds a Weekly Guatemala City–Toronto Flight from December 2026
Air Canada will fly Guatemala City to Toronto weekly and year-round from December 2026, adding a second Canadian gateway for...
August 13, 2026
Guatemala City’s 8.6km AeroMetro Cable Car Breaks Ground
Austria's Doppelmayr will build the AeroMetro cable car linking Guatemala City and Mixco: two lines, 8.6 km, 12 stations, opening...
August 5, 2026
12 of 14 Guatemala Ministers Summoned, Barred from Leaving
Guatemala interpellation push: Congress summoned 12 of Arévalo's 14 ministers, as the president manages an intestinal infection while still
August 5, 2026
Banco BAM Gets US$70M From Colombia’s Grupo Cibest in Guatemala
Banco BAM in Guatemala received US$70M in subordinated financing from Colombia's Grupo Cibest, the owner of Bancolombia, to boost capital.
July 31, 2026
Guatemala Tourism Law Reform Adds Hotel Tax Breaks and a US$38M Fund
Guatemala tourism law reform would give 10-year hotel tax breaks and a Q300M (~US$38.5M) infrastructure fund to draw investment.
July 31, 2026
Guatemala IUSI Property Tax Exempts Homes, Keeps Commercial Levy
Guatemala's Congress voted to exempt residential homes from the IUSI property tax while keeping tiered rates on commercial real estate.
July 30, 2026