Manpower holds regional employment fairMonday, April 21, 2008 The human resources consulting firm Manpower will hold its first regional employment fair April 24-26. It hopes to fill 400 vacancies for technicians and professionals for its local and international clients. Participating countries include Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republica. The fair will take place simultaneously in the Manpower offices of the seven countries. Solving the Remittance DeclineMonday, May 5, 2008 Until recently, the nations of Latin America have been relatively unaffected by the financial crisis that is affecting the world’s leading economic powers. However, there are growing signs of an infection that could influence Latin America indirectly. Experts worry about the drop-off in remittance payments sent home by Latin American workers who have settled in other countries to their countries of origin. Central America to unify agreements with MexicoTuesday, June 24, 2008 Central America's deputy ministers of Trade will start this week in El Salvador to unify the trade agreements each country has negotiated with Mexico. Rubén Morales, deputy trade minister for Guatemala, says the objective is to end up with one consolidated treaty of commercial relations with Mexico. The domino effect of remittancesMonday, November 3, 2008 For many Central American Immigrants the American soil is fading and its economic origins beginning to suffer. The adjustment in the family economy has begun to extend to to most of the Dominican and Latin American families that live in the US, even though it affects those from Central American and the Caribbean in particular; those countries are the ones that depend most on remittances sent by its citizens from the US. Latin American Economic Outlook 2009Tuesday, October 28, 2008 The Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 will be presented on 28 October 2008 at the XVIII Iberoamerican Summit of San Salvador Are Latin American governments maximising the potential of fiscal policy as a development tool? This 2009 edition of the annual OECD Latin American Economic Outlook analyses the progress governments in the region have achieved in the fiscal realm during the last decade. Latin American Economic Outlook 2009Tuesday, October 28, 2008 The Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 will be presented on 28 October 2008 at the XVIII Iberoamerican Summit of San Salvador Are Latin American governments maximising the potential of fiscal policy as a development tool? This 2009 edition of the annual OECD Latin American Economic Outlook analyses the progress governments in the region have achieved in the fiscal realm during the last decade. Infrastructure: Achilles' Heel of TomorrowThursday, January 7, 2010 Latin America's weakness in infrastructure will be once again evident during the upcoming economic recovery. "A study by the World Bank in 2003 warned of the low investment levels of the region, and stated that to reach infrastructure levels similar to those of South Korea, the region would have to invest between 4% and 6% of its GDP for 20 years. And the region is far, far away from achieving this". Depreciation of the DollarThursday, August 19, 2010 Good news for importers and store owners, bad news for exporters. Governments cannot afford to ignore this problem. The causes of the appreciation in the value of Latin American currencies relative to the United States dollar are varied. The main reason is the current weakness of the US economy and the low expectations of a quick recovery. In addition, Central and South American economies are doing well, boosted by high commodity prices and the way their financial systems withstood the last crisis. World Bank: 18-month economic crisis predicted for Central AmericaWednesday, April 23, 2008 The consequences in Central America of the turblance in the world economy will be a decline in exports and remissions, and higher unemployment. Marcelo Giugale, the World Bank's director of the department of economics and poverty reduction for Latin America, said yesterday the most optimistic scenario forecast by World Bank analysts is for a "short, shallow crisis" that lasts about four quarters, of which one has already passed. Forecast calls for drop in exports, tourism, investment and remittancesMonday, October 13, 2008 For Eduardo Lizano, President of the Central American Academy, the fast benefits that were expected from the DR-CAFTA may not materialize Due to the financial crisis in the US and Europe, Central America can expect to see a drop exports, tourism, real estate investments, and remittances sent home by immigrant workers, he said in an interview with IPS. Central America: Economic Activity Grows 3.4%Tuesday, October 31, 2017 The Central American Economic Activity Index, prepared by CentralAmericaData, recorded a year-on-year growth of 3.4% as of August. Figures from the Information System Central American Macroeconomic Monitoring by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Clic para interactuar con la gráfica"] Central America: Economic Activity Grows to 4%Thursday, December 7, 2017 CentralAmericaData's Central American Economic Activity Index registered interannual growth of 3.8% up to September. Figures from the Information System Central American Macroeconomic Monitoring, by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"] Forum in Guatemala on the financial crisisMonday, November 10, 2008 The Central American Master's Program in Social Sciences presents the forum on the "Global Financial Crisis and its consequences to Central America." Paulo de Leon, CABI; Carlos Martinez, UNDP consultant; Carlos Gonzalez, ASIES and Ricardo Barrientos, Finance Minister will be the speakers at the meeting to be held on Thursday, November 13 at the FLACSO campus in Guatemala at 6 pm. Poverty is Reduced When Income GrowsWednesday, March 30, 2016 The report "Social Panorama of Latin America" makes clear that declines in poverty rates are directly related to the rate of growth in revenue and are not the result of distribution policies. The recent report published by Cepal, called "Social Panorama of Latin America" highlights countries which reduced poverty levels through improved income, not redistribution of that income, as is the case of Panama, Colombia and even Uruguay, which was the country that best fought poverty between 2010 and 2014. The report explains that the general improvement in that period was mainly due to changes in average incomes. BM Will Contribute $3 Billion to Central AmericaFriday, February 13, 2009 To address the economic crisis that affects the region, the World Bank will contribute $3 billion this year. Diariolasamericas.com publishes in its website: "The Bank will contribute ´$3 billion for Central America´ as part of the contingency aid to address the effects of the crisis in these countries that are so dependent on trade with the United States,´ said Cox." |
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