How Important Are Guatemala and the U.S. to Each Other?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Guatemala’s relationship with the United States.
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Perspectives on Remittances in 2024
On February 16, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Migration, Remittances, and Development program invited representatives from across the remittance industry to discuss the potential for developments in the industry and to discuss their outlook for 2024.
Risk Mitigation Efforts for Radicalization and Dynastic Succession in Nicaragua
On April 3, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the memo “Risk Mitigation Efforts for Radicalization and Dynastic Succession in Nicaragua.”
Remittances to Cuba and the Marketplace in 2024
On March 22, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “Remittances to Cuba and the Marketplace in 2024.” The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, analyzes money transfers to Cuba, their changing composition, the evolution of origination regulation, and this evolution’s impact on the Cuban economy.
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Bernardo Arévalo’s First Month in Office and the Path Ahead for Guatemala
The Arévalo administration in Guatemala confronted a myriad of challenges even before the inauguration, including what Arévalo himself called an attempted “coup” waged by powerful economic and political actors, known as the “pact of the corrupt.” As Guatemala embarks on a new chapter, the Arévalo administration encounters increasingly high expectations for transformative change.
Migration and Development in Guatemala
On February 27, 2024, Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program at the Inter-American Dialogue, presented, “Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo en Guatemala Tendencias y Recomendaciones” (or “Migration, Remittances, and Development in Guatemala – Trends and Recommendations”) to students at the Centro Universitario de San Marcos (CUSAM).
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Orozco: “La solución política que se está planteando en el corto plazo no va a resolver el éxodo migratorio”
En una entrevista con CNN en Español, Manuel Orozco, director del programa Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Gabriela Frías sobre la crisis humanitaria en Haití, sus consecuencias migratorias y la respuesta del gobierno de los Estados Unidos frente a una nueva ola migratoria proyectada.
La migración latinoamericana a EEUU en 2024 y las proyecciones de Nicaragua
Dadas las complejidades a las que ha estado expuesta y enfrentada la sociedad moderna en América Latina y el Caribe, los principales temas a considerar sobre migración y remesas están conectados con las tendencias existentes que han ocurrido desde 2019. Los nicaragüenses estarán expuestos a una situación de vulnerabilidad, condición que afectará su capacidad de movilidad social, e incluso de envío de dinero.
The Venezuelan-Guyanese Border Crisis—The Essequibo Controversy
On January 11, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a discussion on the Essequibo controversy, a significant geopolitical challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Orozco: “Reorganizar Nicaragua puede tomar al menos 10 años”
En una entrevista con La Prensa, Manuel Orozco, director del programa Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó sobre la concentración de poder del régimen Ortega-Murillo en Nicaragua, la economía nicaragüense y sus perspectivas sobre la reorganización del país.
Orozco: “Las mineras en Nicaragua siguen afectando el medio ambiente los derechos indígenas”
En una entrevista con 100% Noticias el 2 de febrero, 2024, Manuel Orozco, director del programa Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó sobre el sector de oro y la minería en Nicaragua, sanciones de los EEUU y las esfuerzas de la régimen de Ortega-Murillo a evitarlas.
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Orozco: “Uno de 20 migrantes es un menor de edad”
En una entrevista con CNN en Español, Manuel Orozco, director del programa Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Gabriela Frías sobre la crisis migratoria, sus consecuencias electorales en los EEUU y las tendencias y flujos migratorios entre otros temas.
Why Are the U.S. & Mexico Intensifying Financial Scrutiny?
A Financial Services Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on U.S.-Mexico cooperation on screening of investments.
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Orozco: “Nicaragua is responsible for at least 10 percent of all migration that has arrived into the Mexico-US border”
On January 4, 2024, director of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Migration, Remittances, and Development program, Manuel Orozco, sat down with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly on “All Things Considered” to discuss the recent weaponization of migration by the Ortega-Murillo regime. The two discussed the recent trend within the context of US elections in November 2024 in which immigration is a highly debated issue.
2023 in Remittances: The Year in Review
On December 22, 2023, the Remittance Industry Observatory (RIO), of the Inter-American Dialogue, released it’s annual review of remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, and Patrick Springer, program assistant, outline market trends, provide data on remittance service providers in the region, and contextualize these topics as they relate to 2023’s economic, political, and migration-related developments.