Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: the IPSA fell 0.7% to 11,367, a second straight loss, as banks and Mallplaza fell and the peso...
August 27, 2026Section
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Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Argentina Markets: the Merval rose 0.53% to 3,024,971, a third straight gain, while the peso slid to 1,514 per dollar...
August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: the IPC slipped 0.15% to 66,191 as Banxico raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.5%; the peso eased...
August 27, 2026
Oddone Sees Uruguay Fiscal Outlook Improving, 2.1% Growth in 2027
Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone says the Uruguay fiscal outlook should improve in 2027 with 2.1% growth, conditional on the international...
August 26, 2026
Dominican Republic Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The Dominican Republic adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism at a Santo Domingo forum, becoming the seventh Latin American country...
August 26, 2026
Evangelical Pastors Back Nicaragua Constitutional Reform Bill
Evangelical pastors publicly backed the Nicaragua constitutional reform bill that would set seven-year terms, even as religious groups report persecution.
August 26, 2026
ECLAC: Panama Canal Economy Still the Engine as Growth Seen at 4.4%
ECLAC says the Panama Canal economy keeps carrying Panama's growth, projected at 4.4% in 2026 and 4.6% in 2027, but...
August 26, 2026
El Salvador Food Inflation Falls to Region’s Second-Lowest in July
El Salvador food inflation eased to 2.49 per cent in July, a six-month low and the second-lowest reading in Central...
August 26, 2026
Guatemala Maps 924 Vulnerable Settlements as Enade Targets Homicides
Guatemala vulnerable settlements now total 924 on a new national registry, while business summit Enade proposes halving the homicide rate...
August 26, 2026