Survey: Uruguay’s economic management approved by 37% and rejected by 28%
But what is the main factor behind the country's economic problems? For half of Uruguayans, these problems
November 26, 2021Topic
poverty
Poverty in Argentina drops from 42.0% to 40.6% in first semester 2021
The poverty rate in Argentina stood at 40.6% in the first half of the year, with a reduction of 1.4...
October 1, 2021
Lasso asks Ecuador’s Parliament to urgently process economic reforms
Ecuador's President, Guillermo Lasso, went to the National Assemly to present the reform project "Law for the Creation of Opportunities"
September 24, 2021
Brazil’s increased IOF tax could prevent 7 million from falling into poverty – FGV Social
The new rates of the Tax on Financial Transactions (IOF), paid on transactions such as credit operations, foreign exchange, loans,...
September 21, 2021
Argentina: government failed to finance itself with own resources in 9 out of 10 years
In the past 13 years and 7 months, spending has systematically exceeded revenues, with the sole exception of a few...
September 6, 2021
ECLAC raises projection for Latin America’s GDP growth in 2021 to 5.9%
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Tuesday published a report in which it revised its...
August 31, 2021
Massive mobilization in Buenos Aires to demand social plans and jobs in Argentina
Today, thousands of demonstrators participated in a march in Buenos Aires and different parts of the country called by social...
August 18, 2021
Mexico’s poor increased to 43.9% of population during pandemic, versus 41.9% in 2018
Mexico added 3.8 million new poor in 2020 due to the crisis derived from the pandemic, raising the figure to...
August 5, 2021
Brazil weighs reduction of middle class caused by the pandemic in Latin America – World Bank
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the middle class has shrunk in most Latin American and Caribbean countries
June 24, 2021