Dollarization in Ecuador, a straitjacket that no candidate dares to question
Ecuador has a love-hate relationship with its currency, the dollar. On the one hand, dollarization has made it possible to...
April 8, 2021Topic
Unemployment
Hunger grows in Brazil amid pandemic
In downtown São Paulo, Miguel da Silva waited in line with about 300 people before finally getting a plate with...
April 1, 2021
President Fernandez assures the World Bank that he will get Argentina out of recession and will honor the debt
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, ratified this Wednesday his confidence that the country will get out of the recession...
March 25, 2021
Unemployment affects 29.8% of Brazil’s youths, says IBGE
The unemployment rate among 18- to 24-year-olds stood at 29.8% in late 2020. There was an increase of 6 percentage...
March 10, 2021
Business Confidence in Brazil Wanes, Awaiting Welfare Reform
The final vote of the social security bill at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies will only be held in August, after...
July 15, 2019
Rio de Janeiro State Has Lost Over 500,000 Jobs Since 2014
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the latest jobs report from Brazil's Ministry of...
July 31, 2018
Brazil Unemployment Remains Stable Through May 2018
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to just-released figures, Brazil’s unemployment rate for the three-month...
July 2, 2018
Brazil’s GDP Grows by 0.2 Percent in Q2
An increase in household consumption, along with lower unemployment numbers, shows a slight recovery of the country's economy.
September 1, 2017
Brazil Starts 2017 with 41,000 Less Jobs as Unemployment Grows
Job positions continue to close and unemployment rises to almost thirteen million.
March 6, 2017