Casaideas Opens Three Stores in Five Days
Grupo Gigante is on a roll, opening three new home goods stores in just five days
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Chilean Home Goods Chain Opens Store in Mexico
The Chilean-based home goods chain Casaideas opened its first store in Mexico
Read moreMexico Has Highest Public Debt in Latin America in 2022
PULSE NEWS MEXICO During the first 10 months of 2022, Mexico was the largest public debt underwriter in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a report released on Monday, Jan. 16, by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Mexico placed a total of nine sovereign issues for an amount of $9.471 billion during that time,
Read morePolycrisis, the New Normal
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read morePacific Alliance Suspended over Peruvian President’s Travel Ban
By KELIN DILLON On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 22, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) confirmed that the 17th Pacific Alliance Summit – which was set to be held in Mexico from Wednesday, Nov. 23, to Friday, Nov. 25 – will now be suspended indefinitely as summit participant and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo remains barred from leaving Peru
Read moreHigh Global Stakes, but in a Calmer Tone
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read morePreventive Detention, a Means of Control and Abuse in Latin America
By MARK LORENZANA In March of this year, the government of El Salvador, headed by President Nayib Bukele, declared a state of emergency after police recorded a total of 62 homicides in a single day. It marked the most violent day in 30 years for the Central American country, which has contended with criminal gangs for decades. El Salvador has
Read moreThe View from the North: Short Honeymoon for Latin America’s Leftists
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Am I happy that Latin American nations are electing leftists? Of course not, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Down in Chile, leftist President Gabriel Boric, who came to power in March of this year, is already struggling in the polls. He is learning that changing a country’s constitution is
Read moreFAO: Hunger on Rise in Latin America, Caribbean
XINHUA The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) last week warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of people suffering from hunger in the region grew by 4 million between 2020 and 2021 amid the covid-19 pandemic. From its regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile,
Read moreThe View from the North: Petro Vs Reality
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. A couple of nights ago, I got a taste of what politics in Colombia is all about these days. A 40-something Colombian lady in my class said she was worried about her country going to the left. Another young woman from Colombia had a smile on her face that reminded me of the Barack
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