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Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela

Yesterdat 23:55 President declares that he will no longer “be silent” and calls on Latin American nations to unify their voices at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF warns of significant risks facing Latin American growth

26-04-2022 10:05 Latin America and the Caribbean facing significant risks to growth, warns International Monetary Fund; Region's economy to grow 2.5% this year, with Argentina's GDP expected to improve 4%.

HEALTH

UNICEF: 'Alarming' drop in vaccination among children in Latin America

25-04-2022 15:42 One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean don't have a complete vaccination schedule, which makes them vulnerable to dangerous diseases, UNICEF warned on Monday.

CRIME & SECURITY

Club manager killed by gunmen at Mexican Caribbean tourist resort

26-01-2022 17:47 Two gunmen killed an Argentine man who managed a popular club in Playa del Carmen, at Mexico's Riviera Maya tourist resort, local authorities said Wednesday.

GENDER VIOLENCE

More than 4,000 femicides in Latin America last year

26-11-2021 22:50 New UN report warns of “shadow pandemic” after revealing that at least 4,091 women were victims of femicide in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

latin america

Haiti president assassinated at home, wife wounded

07-07-2021 14:09 Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded early Wednesday in a gun attack at their private residence. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph declared a "state of siege" and took charge of the country.

Economy

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

09-06-2021 14:51 Latin America and the Caribbean will have "modest economic recoveries" in 2021, the World Bank has warned. Argentina's economy forecast to rebound 6.4% this year.

Global pandemic

More than one million Covid-19 deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean

21-05-2021 23:53 More than 90 percent of deaths have been registered in just five countries: Brazil (446,309 dead), Mexico (221,080), Colombia (83,233), Argentina (73,391) and Peru (67,253).

Poverty

UN: Pandemic pushed LatAm extreme poverty to 20-year high

04-03-2021 13:41 Number of poor people in the region rose by 22 million in 2020 to 209 million. ECLAC calls for "new welfare state."

Global pandemic

Vaccine delays threaten economies hardest hit by pandemic

23-02-2021 12:24 Latin America and the Caribbean, the region where the coronavirus caused the worst economic destruction and more than a quarter of the world’s deaths, is now falling victim to a slow inoculation campaign.

BLOOMBERG

IMF warns surging virus threatens to curb Latin America rebound

08-02-2021 22:16 Latin America’s economic recovery faces risks from failure to stop the spread of the coronavirus and the need for new lockdown measures, says the IMF.

LATIN AMERICA

UN: Foreign direct investment in Latin America to fall by up to 55%

02-12-2020 13:39 Foreign direct investment in Latin America will fall by up to 55% in 2020, the UN's regional economic commission said Wednesday.

Global pandemic

Latin America & Caribbean surpasses three million Covid-19 cases

07-07-2020 23:58 The region is the current epicentre of the global pandemic, with 3,023,813 cases and nearly 140,000 deaths – almost half of them in Brazil, the hardest hit country in the world after the United States.