Analysis: Mexico seen diluting tax reform to avoid Colombia-style discontent
Mexico seen diluting its tax reform to avoid Colombia-style social unrest. The political calculation behind fiscal caution. Expert coverage from...
June 10, 2021Topic
Central America
Nicaragua protests “vigorously” against U.S. sanctions on Ortega advisers
Nicaragua has "vigorously" protested the sanctions imposed Wednesday by the United States against four advisers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega,...
June 10, 2021
Arrests of opposition leaders continue in Nicaragua and U.S. sanctions four Ortega advisors
Nicaraguan authorities continued Wednesday the arrests of opposition leaders, including four aspirants to the Presidency of Nicaragua.
June 9, 2021
López Obrador nominates Finance Minister to be governor of the Bank of Mexico
Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced on Wednesday that he would propose the current Secretary of Finance and Public...
June 9, 2021Like the Berlin Wall, the polarized elections have divided Mexico City into east and west zones
Morena, the party of President López Obrador, collapsed in the elections in Mexico City, a traditional bastion of the left,...
June 9, 2021
El Salvador approves the use of Bitcoin as an exchange currency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, approved on Tuesday the Bitcoin...
June 9, 2021
Panama creates a large reserve that raises its protected marine waters to 30%
Panama created on Tuesday a Pacific reserve of more than 67,000 square kilometers, almost the size of the country, raising...
June 8, 2021
Nicaragua removes Ortega’s opponents from the road ahead of presidential elections
Nicaraguan authorities arrested on Tuesday the third opposition candidate for the Presidency of Nicaragua, paving the way for new reelection...
June 8, 2021
Nicaraguan Police arrests third opposition presidential hopeful
The National Police reported on Tuesday that it has detained opposition presidential hopeful Felix Maradiaga, who is being investigated by...
June 8, 2021