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Lasso triumphs as indigenous voters reject return of Correísmo

Lasso triumphs as indigenous voters reject return of Correísmo

Ecuador will shift to the right of the political spectrum on 24 May after Guillermo Lasso triumphed in the second round of presidential elections. The result was a savage indictment of the Citizens’ Revolution led by former president Rafael ...

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Costa Rica tops regional ranking for e-commerce readiness

Costa Rica tops regional ranking for e-commerce readiness

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has ranked Costa Rica first in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for preparedness to support online shopping....

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Stark warnings over food insecurity in Central America

Stark warnings over food insecurity in Central America

The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) and a group of humanitarian organisations have recently published reports warning of the rise in food insecurity in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua due to the economic crisis cause...

LatestRegional Report

The March issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico contains articles that evaluate the results so far of the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s efforts to combat poverty, promote effective gove...

LatestSpecial Report

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe for the world, not least for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). One year after the first cases, the Americas – north and south together - have between them been especially hard hit by the coro...