Latin America Advisor

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The latest Latin America Advisor video with Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, assistant director at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.Read more +

The Latin America Advisor interviewed Shelly Shetty, co-head of Americas sovereign ratings at Fitch Ratings, about the coronavirus outbreak and global trade, and their impact on Latin America and Caribbean economies.Read more +

Ante la visita del Presidente ecuatoriano Lenín Moreno a Washington, el Latin America Advisor entrevistó a Diego Caicedo, el ministro de producción, comercio exterior, inversiones y pesca de Ecuador.Read more +

Inter-American Dialogue

The Latin America Advisor's interview with Daniel Erikson about the 2020 US elections and Latin AmericaRead more +

What sparked protests across the region, and can common trends be identified among the different demonstrations? Read more +

Ahead of the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York this month, the Latin America Advisor sat down with Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America program at the Inter-American Dialogue. We asked her: What’s new with China-Latin America relations? Where are they headed next? And how is…Read more +

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is facing slowing economic growth in Mexico, Latin America’s second-largest economy. // File Photo: Mexican Government.

Are the central bank and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador taking the right actions to spur the economy?Read more +

What would a recovery plan for the Venezuelan economy look like, and what roles could multilateral organizations such as the International Monetary Fund play in such a scenario?Read more +

Ecuador needs stronger state institutions, better technology use to create jobs, Lasso tells the Latin America Advisor Read more +

Maduro // File Photo: Venezuelan Government.

Two months in, is military support for Maduro starting to waver, and is the opposition losing momentum?Read more +

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What are the reasons behind the workers’ strikes in Mexico, and will there be more labor strife in the period ahead? How powerful are unions in Mexico’s manufacturing sector? Will proposed changes in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement alter the business-labor dynamics in the country?Read more +

Bipartisan bills introduced recently in both chambers of the U.S. Congress seek to grant temporary protected status, or TPS, to Venezuelan migrants, a move that would allow Venezuelans to legally remain and work in United States for 18 months.Read more +

Fabian Saide has joined the biweekly Financial Services Advisor publication’s board of advisors. A native of Mexico, he is the founder, CEO and president of Paykii, a global cross-border payment platform that empowers individuals living abroad to pay bills and help support family back home.Read more +

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Casi 20 años han pasado desde que Ecuador decidió dolarizar su economía en enero del 2000. ¿Cuáles han sido las ventajas y desventajas de la dolarización para el país suramericano? ¿Qué consecuencias tiene el hecho de tener una economía dolarizada para la situación económica actual de Ecuador, y regresará el país a su propia moneda algún día?Read more +

Latin America’s leading cities have a legacy challenge. Population growth has outstripped their ability to deliver infrastructure and services, creating daily stress from issues like gridlock, crime, and pollution. The region’s cities have have to figure out how to deliver more for less. Read more +