Economy

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:04 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank cuts interest rate to 4.5%

  

  Chile's Central Bank Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lower the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) to 4.5% in response to a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and a stabilizing global economic outlook after holding rates at 4.75% during its previous session.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 07:22 UTC

  Díaz-Granados reelected for second term at helm of CAF

  

  Colombian lawyer Sergio Díaz-Granados was re-elected on Tuesday as the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean's (CAF) Executive President for a second, consecutive five-year term after getting the nod from the entity's Board of Directors.

• Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina's Central Bank to loosen up leash on US dollar

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced Monday a twitch to its foreign exchange policy, which was welcomed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new strategy seeks to further boost reserves and will become effective in January 2026.

• Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

  Paraguay's economy projected to grow this year above expectations

  

  Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) significantly revised its economic forecast this week, estimating that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 6% by the end of 2025, a sharp increase from the initial 3.8% projection.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 22:22 UTC

  Argentina's inflation reaches 2.5% in November

  

  Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated in November, reaching 2.5% for the month, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Argentina issues first dollar-denominated bonds in years

  

  The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei returned to foreign debt markets, raising US$1 billion to cover impending maturities, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. The Economy Ministry auctioned the new BONAR 2029N bond.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil: Selic rate kept at 15% for the fourth consecutive time

  

  The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided on Wednesday to keep the economy's base interest rate known as Selic at 15% per annum, in accordiance with market expectations, given the current declining inflation and economic slowdown.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazilian-American tapped as next CEO of main soft drink company next year

  

  The Coca-Cola Company announced on Wednesday that Brazilian-American executive Henrique Braun will take over as the company's next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 31, 2026.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 19:21 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index declines in November for third consecutive month

  

  World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according to the benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Argentine retail sales plunge amid wage crisis

  

  Retail sales by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina continued their negative trend in November, recording a sharp decline of 9.1% compared to October and a year-on-year drop of 4.1%, according to the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).