ECONOMY
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Argentina Balanced Its Books. Pope Leo Asks Who Picked Up the Tab
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina as the government ran a surplus and retirees marched for help buying medicine. Javier…
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How Latin America’s Digital Dollar Push Runs Through Ethereum
Households across Latin America have turned to dollar-pegged tokens as a practical savings tool. That demand may run through Ethereum's…
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Brazil Cuts Working Hours as Lula Races to Beat the Election Clock
Brazil’s Senate has approved a 40-hour workweek without cutting pay, handing Lula a powerful campaign victory before the presidential runoff.…
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Trinidad and Tobago Buries Valuable Waste While Workers Dig Out a Living
At Trinidad and Tobago’s Forres Park landfill, discarded goods feed families and sustain an informal economy. But crowded dumps, weak…
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Colombia Targets Stolen Fuel as ELN Rebels Keep the War Machine Running
Colombia’s new Urano task force targets the stolen fuel sustaining guerrillas, cocaine production and illegal mining. Behind the military offensive…
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Malvinas Oil Boom Promises Billions, but Where Will the New Workers Sleep?
The Malvinas anticipate billions in oil revenue, but their immediate concerns include groceries and somewhere to sleep. As Argentina contests…
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Malvinas Needs Workers, but Its New Arrivals Are Building More Than Careers
In the Malvinas, migration is changing more than the workforce. Chilean entrepreneurs, Filipino employees, and Zimbabwean former deminers are building…
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Guatemalan Farmers Lose Their Harvests and Find Hunger Growing in Their Place
In eastern Guatemala, drought has destroyed crops meant to keep families fed when other harvests failed. Empty wells, lost investments,…
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Cocoa Farmers Face a Bitter Twist as Heavy Rains Threaten Their Harvests
Cocoa needs rain, but a new study finds that intense downpours can undermine harvests. Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana, and Indonesia…
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El Salvador and Guatemala Watch Lake Güija’s Rainy Season Come Up Short
At Lake Güija, El Niño is threatening fishing, farming, and water supplies shared by El Salvador and Guatemala. Families await…
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