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.

A deportation flight. (The Colombian Foreign Ministry's X Account)

Tracking Trump and Latin America: Migration—Abrego García and Alien Enemies Act Updates

The U.S. president is resurrecting first-term tactics and promising a more aggressive reduction in immigration. AS/COA is monitoring the regional impacts.

U.S. Policy

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Explainers

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Record on Latin America

Carney is positioning himself as a counterpoint to Trump. What’s his history with USMCA, migration, Venezuela, climate financing, and more?

Canada

Democracy & Elections

Announcements

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.

Economics & Finance

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Press Releases

Nuevo Número De Americas Quarterly: Dentro de la Guatemala De Bernardo Arévalo

La revista analiza cómo el presidente presenta ambiciosas reformas, mientras perseveran importantes desafíos para la economía más grande de Centroamérica.

Press Releases

Americas Quarterly's New Issue: Inside Bernardo Arevalo's Guatemala

The magazine looks at how the president is rolling out ambitious reforms, but critical challenges remain for Central America's largest economy.

Press Inquiries

mediarelations@as-coa.org 1-212-277-8333

LatAm in Focus: Could the 2026 Vote Be Peru’s Political Reset?

Bloomberg’s Marcelo Rochabrún and Universidad del Pacifico’s Javier Albán analyze what to expect a year ahead of the presidential vote.

Peru

Democracy & Elections

LatAm in Focus: Remembering Mario Vargas Llosa

Listen to this bonus episode of a conversation between the Peruvian writer and legendary translator Edith Grossman, recorded at Americas Society in 2012.

Peru

Arts & Culture

LatAm in Focus: Top Mexican CEOs on the Depth of U.S.-Mexico Integration

Private and public sector leaders share how Mexican investments are driving jobs and growth across industries—from steel to baked goods.

Membership

COA

YPA

Mexican Investment in the United States: Jobs, Regional Presence, and Economic Growth

CEOs of leading Mexican companies and Secretary Marcelo Ebrard spotlighted how two-way investment boosts key industries in North America’s economy.

Democracy Dialogues: Ecuador’s Defining Choice

Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez of Aurora MacroStrategy speaks on escalating crime, the 2025 presidential runoff, and the race's global implications.

Ecuador

Democracy & Elections

Santo Domingo 2025: Raquel Peña, Vicepresidenta de la República Dominicana

Dando inicio a la conferencia, la vicepresidenta y Susan Segal, presidenta y CEO de AS/COA, hablaron del crecimiento y las oportunidades en el país.

Dominican Republic

Americas Quarterly

How U.S. Policy Toward Latin America May Backfire

Tariffs will squeeze the region's economies and trade, and could drive deeper engagement with China, an expert writes.

When Everything Was Possible in Puerto Rican Film

A new documentary looks back at the remarkable cinema that came out of the island’s midcentury moment of optimism.

Timeline: Guatemala’s 2023 Election Crisis

Traditional powers tried to control the 2023 election, but demonstrations and international support allowed a reformer to overcome a gauntlet of challenges.