Contributions from Chase Harrison
LatAm in Focus: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble
President Nayib Bukele wagered on Bitcoin turning El Salvador into a digital utopia. The National Association of Private Enterprise’s Leonor Selva explains why it was no safe bet.
Chart: 2021 Latin American Interest Rates Rise amid Inflation Concerns
Growing demand, rising prices, climate change, and Covid are all contributing to a shifting macroeconomic environment in the region’s largest economies.
In Vaccine Race, Russia Trips in Latin America
Once hailed as a cheap and accessible vaccine option for the region, Russia’s Sputnik V has run into delivery problems in Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, and elsewhere.