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Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez is a Chilean economist and journalist. He lives in South Florida and specializes in reporting on Latin America.

Paraguay’s Factory Inputs Are Surging—A Clear Rebound With A Concentration Risk

Paraguay’s factories are buying more of the basics they need to run. From January through September, the government approved $394 million in raw-material imports...

How Chile Built Latin America’s Richest Households

Chile now leads Latin America in household net financial wealth: €18,730 per person in 2024 (about $21,200), well ahead of Mexico (€9,100) and Brazil...

IMF Flags Bolivia as a Regional Laggard: 0.6% Growth, 20.8% Inflation

Bolivia is running into a wall. The IMF sees growth at just 0.6% this year with inflation above 20%, while the government still talks...

Venezuela’s Oil Output Rises Again, Extending Seven-Month Recovery

Venezuela pumped an average of 1.105 million barrels of crude a day in September, its seventh straight monthly increase. The gains are modest, but...

América Móvil’s Profit Surges On Cheaper Financing; Brazil’s Claro Keeps The Growth Engine Humming

América Móvil just delivered one of its cleanest rebounds in years: third-quarter net profit jumped to 22.7 billion Mexican pesos—more than triple last year—while...

Bolivia’s Runoff Debate: ‘Dollars Now’ Versus ‘Cuts First’

Fuel lines snake through Bolivian cities and cash machines run short of dollars. One week before the October 19 presidential runoff, the country’s two...

Paraguay’s Big Bet: Turning Power And Proximity Into Twice The Exports

Paraguay has a simple, high-stakes plan for the next decade: double exports by making more at home and moving it faster to market. The blueprint,...

Mexico’s ‘Historic’ Revenue Jump: Enforcement Over Tax Hikes, With a Nearshoring Bet

Mexico says its public finances are having a banner year without raising headline tax rates. The finance ministry reports a real 4.6% increase in...

Colombia’s Inflation Battle: Why 3% May Stay Out Of Reach In 2026

Colombia’s plan to return inflation to 3% by 2026 is slipping. Prices rose 5.18% year over year in September—the third straight monthly uptick—driven by...

Grupo México’s Banamex Play, In Plain Terms

Grupo México, the mining-to-infrastructure conglomerate controlled by Germán Larrea, has offered to buy Banamex from Citi and says it can do it without loading...

Peru’s Twin Bet: Saudi Mining Cash And An Ecuador Oil Link

Peru is trying to change its economic story with two moves at once: bringing in Saudi money for copper and lithium, and linking up...

Latin America Edges Toward 2026 Recovery—But Old Frictions Keep The Brakes On

Latin America and the Caribbean are inching forward. The World Bank now sees regional growth at 2.3% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026—better than...

Chile’s Presidential Race Tightens As Left’s Jara Slips And Right’s Kast Closes In

Chile’s presidential contest has narrowed sharply. A new national poll shows Jeannette Jara at 27 percent, José Antonio Kast at 26 percent, and Evelyn...

When the Wire Runs Thin: Mexico’s Remittance Lifeline Tightens for a Fifth Month

Mexico’s most reliable safety net—money wired home by migrants—has narrowed for five straight months. In August, remittances totaled $5.578 billion, down 8.3% from a...

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