Juan Martinez
Juan Martinez is a Chilean economist and journalist. He lives in South Florida and specializes in reporting on Latin America.
Grain Exchange announces new cut to Argentina’s crop estimate this year
The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange made yesterday, Thursday, a new cut to Argentina's agricultural crop estimates due to the drought and estimated that the...
Panama’s nominal GDP grows 13.5 percent in 2022
Panama's nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached US$76.5 billion in 2022, 13.5 percent more than the previous year, informed Thursday the Office of the...
Bolivia foresees annual revenues of some US$200 million in electricity sales to Argentina
On average, the Bolivian Government projects revenues of about US$200 million a year from the export of electricity to Argentina, said Wednesday the Deputy...
Government rebukes Fitch Ratings for ‘ignoring’ Bolivia’s economic strength
For not taking into account and ignoring Bolivia's economic strength and its low inflation, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the South American...
Mexico will not cooperate with the U.S. under “threats to sovereignty”, says Mexican government
The Government of Mexico will cooperate with the United States in the fight against drugs only if it is based on respect for sovereignty...
Capital of Peru is declared in “red alert” for rains due to cyclone Yaku
The city of Lima was declared on "red alert" on Tuesday due to heavy rains that will occur in the coming hours by the...
More than 1,000 families evacuated due to rising rivers in Paraguay
More than 1,000 families were evacuated and transferred to temporary shelters, due to the flooding of rivers in Paraguay, as a result of heavy...
Uruguayan industry grows 0.6% year-on-year in January
Uruguay's manufacturing industry production increased 0.6 percent year-on-year in January, boosted by pharmaceutical production, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported yesterday, Monday.
With an advance...
Warmest temperatures in Chile’s history may worsen drought and affect food security
The central Chilean zone reached last February the warmest temperatures recorded in the country in the previous century, which could aggravate water shortages and...
Presidential elections in Venezuela will be held in 2024, says Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro informed on Saturday, that the presidential elections in his country will be held the following year, 2024, "without interference," and...
Bolivia will produce lithium carbonate on an industrial scale in the second half of 2023
Bolivia will join the industrial-scale production and export of lithium carbonate with the start-up of the new lithium carbonate plant in the second half...
Death toll rises to eight due to heavy rains in Peru
Peru's President, Dina Boluarte, confirmed on Saturday the death of two children from the same family in the northern region of Piura, raising to...
Culture and diversity flood the streets of El Salvador at the Nuit Blanche festival
By Carina López y Douglas Martínez
Over a hundred artistic and cultural activities flooded the streets of the Salvadoran capital this weekend during the Nuit...
Attack at nightlcub leaves 8 dead in central Mexico
Eight people were killed in an attack at a nightclub in the town of Apaseo el Grande, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato,...