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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America – 18 November 2019
From LatinNews Daily
* El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released new figures which show remittance inflows to the country totalled US$4.64bn in the first ten months of 2019, up 4.5% on the same period in 2018.... Read More
On 17 November, hundreds of members of the Haitian national police force (PNH) staged protest marches in the capital Port-au-Prince, the country’s second largest city Cap-Haïtien, and in other cities to demand better salaries and working conditions and to allow them to form their own unions.... Read More
From Latin American Economy & Business
Chile ranks top in the region in the latest competitiveness report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), while Haiti comes in last.... Read More
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In recent years Central America has been ravaged by drought and changing weather patterns which have far reaching consequences in the region and beyond. ... Read More
As the US administration has increasingly sought to crack down on countries providing logistical or financial support to Venezuela, it has tightened sanctions on Cuba in recent months.... Read More
Given the increasing antagonism between the Cuban and US governments, it appears nonsensical that Cuba has chosen this moment to permit some retailers to start selling goods denominated in US dollars.... Read More
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- In brief: El Salvador’s remittances up 4.5% in first ten months
- HAITI: Police protests pile pressure on Moïse
- WEF ranks Chile top in class for competitiveness, Haiti bottom
- Economic Highlights
- Worsening drought could cripple Central America
- Cuban economy feels the heat from tighter US sanctions
- Some Cuban retailers begin to sell goods priced in US-dollars