Latin America

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Paraguayan Chancellor waiting for after Argentine PASO elections to discuss reopening borders

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Friday insisted on discussing the reopening of the land borders with Argentina right after the Sept. 12 Open Primary, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  One third of Latin America, Caribbean forests under threat, study finds

  

  According to the Botanic Gardens Conservation International, “World Forestry Report” published Wednesday, one-third of the forest wealth in Latin America and the Caribbean is under threat of extinction.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 19:40 UTC

  PAHO: 75% of Latin American and Caribbean population still not fully vaccinated

  

  Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned that 75% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean has yet to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and reported that PAHO is accelerating its drive to expand vaccine access throughout the region.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentine exports to Brazil show almost unprecedented growth

  

  Argentine sales to Brazil in August 2021 have reached their pinnacle in the last three years, but there is still a trade deficit. The country stands behind China and the United States in the list of suppliers to South America's largest economy, it was announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Latin America and Caribbean expected to grow 5.9% in 2021, ECLAC says

  

  A new “Economic Study of Latin America and the Caribbean” report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its growth forecast for the region from 5.2% in July to 5.9%.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Inflation-15 in Brazil reached a twelve-month 9,30% in August

  

  The anticipated inflation for the eighth month of the year in Brazil, which measures the second half of July and the first half of August, reached 0,89% according to the official stats office IBGE and is the highest since August 2002.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Chilean central bank surprises markets: basic interest rate doubled to 1,5%

  

  The Monetary Council of the Chilean central bank surprised markets on Monday by deciding to increase the basic interest rate 75 base points to 1,5%, the highest jump since August 2001. According to a bank release, the decision from the council was unanimous, and well beyond market expectations that had estimated an increase of 25 to 50 base points.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Ecuador wants to become full member of the Pacific Alliance

  

  Ecuador has requested to become a full member of the Pacific Alliance, an issue that was discussed by the country's president Guillermo Lasso during a recent visit to his Mexican peer Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico allegedly announced its full support for Ecuador to join the four countries, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile block, considered the most dynamic of the Americas.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Bolivia's economy shows positive signs of recovery

  

  Bolivia's General Index of Economic Activity (IGAE) showed an 8.7% growth in the first semester of 2021, Economy and Public Finance Minister Marcelo Montenegro announced Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  WHO names coronavirus Colombian strain “Mu” and says it is “of interest”

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new SARS-Cov-2 variant which has been named “Mu” and was first detected in Colombia last January.