Latin America

Leonardo Villar Gómez, central bank governor of Colombia, speaks about Latin America’s interest rates and the economic outlook for Colombia.

The seven-year agreement will see El Salvador become the first Latin American government to benefit from Google Distributed Cloud.

The two front-runners in Mexico's presidential election are both women.

Astronomical inflation propels an unorthodox candidate to the top of Argentina's presidential polls.

Brazil displaces the US as the world's largest exporter of corn.

Roberto Campos Neto, governor of the Banco Central Do Brasil, discusses growth trajectories and inflation prospects for South America’s leading economy.

The policy rate pivots in Brazil and Chile follow similar moves from two smaller Latin American central banks, namely Costa Rica and Uruguay.

The country seeks increased investment after an expected short economic contraction.

Central America is split between nations that want to join the de-dollarization effort led by BRICS and others like Costa Rica which is considering formal dollarization.

By providing a secure platform for tokenizing traditional financing documents into “on-chain” tradable nonfungible tokens, Visa’s solution will enable farmers to receive loans with customized terms.

Colombia’s economic rebound enters a transitional phase.

Already active, the bank will launch its proprietary Atlas Pay platform in the region, a virtual wallet with built-in services.

Renewed regional integration drives the agenda in Latin America.

Central America forms new, integrated markets to fuel the region’s bounce-back.

Brazil’s old problems require new solutions from the returning president. 

BBVA has entered the Central American market through an alliance with BAC Credomatic and is offering transnational transaction services.

Home-grown grain may be the solution to the global wheat shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.

In a turnaround from 2022, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration's latest infrastructure bond offering is proving popular with investors.

Without a majority in Congress, Dina Boluarte's ability to govern is limited.

Fernando Haddad's appointment as finance minister has divided Brazilian economists.