In a recent report, the Central Bank announced that Brazil's economic activity experienced a contraction of 0.06 % in September compared to the previous month, reaching its lowest point since January. The monthly index of economic activity, used to anticipate the trend of the Gross Domestic Product…
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El Salvador is heading towards economic recovery
Authorities of El Salvador announced that it will be the only country in Central America that by the end of 2021 will have recovered the levels of economic activity registered before the Covid-19 pandemic. This was reported by Douglas…
Economic activity in Venezuela fell 2.2 %
The Venezuelan Finance Observatory reported that "economic activity in Venezuela fell 2.2 % in the second quarter of 2021", registering a total of 25 consecutive quarters in the fall in the economic activity index. However, the reported…
Chile’s GDP registered 1 % growth in the second quarter of 2021
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has left a deep mark in Chile. However, according to data provided by the Central Bank recently, during the second quarter of the year the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed a slight…
Mexico’s economy grows 12.1%
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Mexico rebounded 12.1 % in the third quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter, after the gradual return of Aztec economic activity in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data…
Unemployment rate in Mexico stands at 5.1 %
Mexico's unemployment rate stood at 5.1 % in September, representing a total of 2.7 million unemployed people, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
The employment data of the Aztec country indicate that…
Chilean economy falls 12.4% in June, although projections improve
The Monthly Index of Economic Activity in Chile (Imacec), which represents around 90% of the country's GDP, registered a year-on-year drop of 12.3% in June, but represents a better record than that estimated by analysts, who pointed out a…
Ecuador’s economy could contract up to 9.6%
The Central Bank of Ecuador expects the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to contract by a range of between 7.3% and 9.6% this year, as a consequence of the health and economic crisis of the pandemic.
The issuing institute detailed…
Bolsonaro wants to resume economic activity
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on Friday to revive economic activity and reopen borders despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Bolsonaro, who was present at the inauguration of Nelson Teich for the Ministry of health, called for…
Trump will create committees for the revival of the US
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is working on the creation of one or more committees that will be in charge of the reactivation of the North American country in the coming weeks, when the coronavirus pandemic subsides.…
BBVA research: Global slowdown will affect Latin America economic growth
The BBVA Reasearch group said that the growth slowdown for Latin America between 2019 and 2020 will be due to the global trend.
A report released this week highlights that this year's projection of Latin America's gross domestic product…
Costa Rica economic activity suffers a slowdown
This week the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) was published, which grew 1.9% year-on-year for November 2018.
This figure confirms the deceleration trend of economic activity in Costa Rica, according to an official source.
The…