Central America sees trade deficit widen in first half of 2024

The Secmca notes that the entire region increased the trade deficit during the first half of 2024. El Salvador and Costa Rica were the countries ...

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Guatemala’s infaltion slows in August 

In Guatemala, the inflationary pace slowed in August and closed at 3.07%, being less than 3.78% reported in July and 3.62% in June, reported the ...

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Colombia is the deadliest country for environmental activists: report

Nearly 200 environmental activists were killed worldwide in 2023 and Colombia was again the most dangerous country for land and environmental advocates, the Global Witness ...

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Panama’s year-on-year inflation rises 0.9% in June

Inflation in Panama showed an annual variation of 0.9% in June 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, shows the National Urban Consumer Price ...

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President Mulino asks for investigation of internet companies

Panamanians recommend opening the market to allow new companies to provide internet service and eliminate the existing monopoly. After a failure to signal the Internet ...

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Maduro accuses WhatsApp of handing over Venezuela’s ‘database’ to opposition leaders

Maduro is leading a campaign against social networks and apps such as WhatsApp, which he says – is being used in the country to threaten ...

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Port traffic in Panama up 19.2% through July 2024

Panama’s port system has registered a growth in the movement of containers until July 2024, according to data from the Office of Planning and Statistics ...

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El Salvadro sees inflation fall to 1.17% in August

The Central Bank reports that inflation fell 0.61 per cent compared to July, due to lower pressure on prices in the food and non-alcoholic liquor ...

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Honduras calls for primary elections in the midst of a crisis after end of treaty with the US

In August, Honduran President Xiomara Castro broke the extradition treaty with the United States, according to the U.S. to prevent him from using it against ...

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Panama, among the most expensive cities in Latin America and the world

International consultant Mercer drew up a map of the world’s most and least expensive cities for international employees. Of a total of 226 cities in ...

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