IMF’s April 2025 Update: Latin America’s Economic Outlook
The region’s growth is expected to slow down compared to previous predictions, in line with the global forecast.
Economics & Finance
COA Hosts Finance Leaders on the Sidelines of the 2025 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings
Public-sector officials from Chile, Peru and Uruguay visited Council of the Americas in Washington, DC to discuss economic and trade conditions.
The President Who Almost Wasn’t
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José Enrique Arrioja
Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo was nearly prevented from taking office. Now, can his drive to reform the country succeed?
El Presidente que casi no lo fue
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AQ Online
El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, estuvo a punto de ser impedido de asumir el cargo. ¿Podrá prosperar ahora su iniciativa de reformar el país?
Guatemala by the Numbers
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Emilie Sweigart
AQ tracks key societal, economic, and governance data on Central America’s largest country.
Failed Protectionism: What Latin America Can Teach Us
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Juan Carlos Hallak, Eduardo Levy Yeyati
The region’s failed experiment with import substitution industrialization (ISI) offers a stark warning: embracing it may breed inefficiency, corruption, and stagnation.
Brazil’s Low-Key Operator
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Luiza Franco
Gilberto Kassab is one of the country’s most important behind-the-scenes politicians, worth watching as the 2026 elections draw closer.
