A Step Towards Regional Trade Integration with a Delay Guatemala has officially completed its accession to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Korea and the Republics of Central America, after years of processes that began almost a decade ago for...

A New Stage in the Relationship On November 18, 2025, the American Chamber of Commerce in Chile (AmCham Chile) met with U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, for the first time since he began his mandate. The meeting, which was led by AmCham’s President Roberta...

Bolivian reintegration into global markets has become one of the most pressing economic priorities for the incoming administration. In the context of a challenging economic landscape—marked by fiscal stress, declining investment, and deteriorating global...

El Salvador reached a deal with the US to drop the 10% tariff that had been imposed at the beginning of the year on a number of Salvadoran export products. This measure is seen as beneficial both in the short and long term for several export sectors, especially the...

The leadership of Grupo Mexico, the nation’s second-largest conglomerate, led by billionaire Germán Larrea, has begun to look seriously at investment opportunities in Javier Milei’s Argentina. The libertarian government sees strategic value in attracting foreign...

Recognized as one of the most dynamic port complexes in the Caribbean region of Colombia, the Port of Barranquilla continues to consolidate its leadership year after year as one of the country’s main cargo-handling terminals, being strategic not only by the volumes of...

Panama and the Dominican Republic: Fostering a New Chapter of Regional Development Panama’s Minister of Commerce and Industries (MICI), Julio Moltó, provided Dominican business leaders with an overview of the myriad opportunities Panama can offer as a regional...

A new phase in regional economic diplomacy Washington confirmed on Wednesday a set of new bilateral trade agreements that grant tariff relief to key export sectors in Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador, and El Salvador, addressing pressure on American households facing a...

Coordinator of a Network of 15 Research Institutes Dedicated to Developing a National Rare Earths Supply Chain Outlines the Path to Unlock the Country’s Potential Brazil holds the world’s second-largest rare earth reserves—a group of 17 elements essential for the...

The maquila in Paraguay is a particularly attractive source of investment for manufacturing and re-export activities In a recent press release, the Vice Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Paraguay, the agency in charge of Paraguay’s industrial policy, provided a...

The Colón Free Zone is a free trade zone in Panama and one of the most important commercial and logistics centers in the Western Hemisphere. Located on the Atlantic entry point of the Panama Canal, the Colón Free Zone has been serving as a center for international...

Uruguay has formally taken over the Presidency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) economic development program for Latin America and the Caribbean. Building on Strengths and International Partnerships The OECD’s economic development...