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Caribbean & Central America - April 2023
Central America
“Unprecedented in Latin American recent history”.... Read More
While last year marked a halt in the trend of rising annual murder rates in Panama since 2018, the early weeks of 2023 have seen a wave of killings and attacks, prompting a targeted response from Panama’s security forces.... Read More
On 23 February the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the arrest of three of the highest-ranking leaders of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), one of El Salvador’s two main gangs, which was designated as a “significant transnational criminal organisation” by the US in 2012 and as a terrorist organisation by El Salvador’s supreme court in 2015.... Read More
On 27 March, President Xiomara Castro announced that Honduras had formally established ties with China and severed relations with Taiwan.... Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised “the achievements made in economic policy” following a recent visit to Guatemala, and it has highlighted the “resilience” of the country’s economy in 2022.... Read More
Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in conjunction with the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), has just published an important report entitled “Migration, Integration, and Diaspora Engagement in the Caribbean”.... Read More
On 17 March, a US congress delegation was in Guyana with the express intent of “outcompeting China” for Guyana’s affections.... Read More
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) had described the industry outlook for 2023 as “promising”, predicting that tourist arrival numbers would for the first time push up beyond pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic levels.... Read More
Belize’s public debt as a proportion of GDP has been more than halved from 133% down to 64.1%, according to the concluding statement of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the country from 2-14 February.... Read More
*** GUYANA-SURINAME BORDER DISPUTE FLARES UP.... Read More
Economic Highlights
COSTA RICA | Costa Rica hails issuance of international bonds.... Read More
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- Introduction
- NICARAGUA: Crackdown enters new phase
- PANAMA: A violent start to the year
- EL SALVADOR: US indictment sheds more light on negotiations with gangs
- HONDURAS: Castro government establishes ties with China at the expense of Taiwan
- GUATEMALA: IMF praises economic “resilience”
- REGION: Managing migration in the Caribbean
- GUYANA: Guyana courted on all sides
- REGION: Tourism recovery is gathering pace
- BELIZE: Shrinking the debt
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- Economic Highlights