Venezuela Unfreezes $346M in IMF Reserves After Quakes
Venezuela has drawn US$346 million from its IMF reserve assets to fund earthquake reconstruction, marking the first such access since...
July 19, 2026Topic
latin america economy
Paraguay Keeps Moody’s Investment-Grade Rating Third Year
Moody’s affirmed Paraguay’s Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook on July 30, 2025. GDP grew 5.9% in Q1 and...
July 18, 2026
Peru Fiscal Deficit Shrinks, Easing El Niño Risk
Peru’s rolling annual fiscal deficit fell to 1.3% of GDP in June 2026, beating official targets, as higher revenues strengthen...
July 18, 2026
McKinsey Says Automation Could Add Over 4 GDP Points a Year to Chile by 2030
Chile automation — McKinsey analysis suggests Chile could gain 2.0–2.5 percentage points in annual productivity growth by 2030, potentially adding...
July 14, 2026
Argentina’s June Inflation Set to Dip Below 2% for First Time
Argentina June inflation is forecast at 2.0% or lower, down from 2.1% in May, as annual inflation collapses toward a...
July 14, 2026
Colombia Raises Its Interest Rate to 12%, Bucking Latin America’s Easing Trend
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark rate 75bp to 12% on June 30—275bp above January's level. Here's what the split...
July 1, 2026
Financial markets this week look at budget data in Brazil, inflation in Mexico, economic activity in Argentina
On the other hand, Argentine economic activity is expected to show strong GDP growth in the fourth quarter, according to...
February 21, 2022
Credit Suisse warns of the ‘headache’ Brazil could give Santander in 2022
Credit Suisse analysts believe that Brazil is a source of uncertainty for Banco Santander. The bank has high exposure to...
December 27, 2021
Industrial production in Brazil declines by 0.4% in September, is 3.2% lower than in February 2020
The Brazilian industrial production shrank 0.4% in September, compared to August, according to the Monthly Industrial Survey -
November 4, 2021