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Dina Boluarte
Politics

Peru’s president undaunted by 9% approval rating, but she still refuses to explain $15,000 Rolex

By Marcelo Rochabrun and Bloomberg
April 2, 2024
Chile fires that have killed dozens, destroyed 1,000 homes, and caused an oil refinery shut-down were intentionally lit, says Valparaíso governor 
Environment

Chile fires that have killed dozens, destroyed 1,000 homes, and caused an oil refinery shut-down were intentionally lit, says Valparaíso governor 

By James Attwood, Andrea Jaramillo and Bloomberg
February 4, 2024
‘Unprecedented escalation of lethal violence’: Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled since 2018
Politics

‘Unprecedented escalation of lethal violence’: Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled since 2018

By Marcelo Rochabrun and Bloomberg
August 10, 2023
Barbie casket
Lifestyle

You can get buried in hot pink with Barbie lining your casket—in El Salvador

By
August 5, 2023
Barbie taco
Politics

From ‘Barbie Dictator’ to ‘Genocidal Barbie,’ the hot pink mania sweeping Latin America has a dark political undertone

By Mark Stevenson and The Associated Press
July 22, 2023
Sebastian Pinera, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping,

‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key

By Zdenka Myslikova, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and The Conversation
July 8, 2023
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas.
Regulators

IMF says banning crypto ‘may not be effective’ and encourages governments to consider ‘well designed’ CBDCs

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June 23, 2023
Crypto legal maneuvering could create a nightmare scenario for liberals
Newsletters

Crypto legal maneuvering could create a nightmare scenario for liberals

By
May 17, 2023
Brazil’s unlikely bid to become a global crypto hub
Newsletters

Brazil’s unlikely bid to become a global crypto hub

By
May 10, 2023
Why the CEOs of OnlyFans and Latin America’s top women’s health companies see the region as a growth market
Newsletters

Why the CEOs of OnlyFans and Latin America’s top women’s health companies see the region as a growth market

By
May 8, 2023
Hippos are seen swimming close to the Magdalena River in Doradal, Colombia on March 29, 2022.
Environment

Colombia is being forced to spend $3.5 million moving Pablo Escobar’s hippos

By
March 30, 2023
Economics are a big factor in the U.S. migrant crisis. Here’s how immigration numbers and GDP compare in the Americas
Magazine

Economics are a big factor in the U.S. migrant crisis. Here’s how immigration numbers and GDP compare in the Americas

By Matthew Heimer and Nicolas Rapp
February 11, 2023
A customer pays by card at a vegetables stall in the street market in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 25, 2022. - About 53% of Brazilians say the economic situation -high inflation, unemployment and food insecurity- will determine their vote in the upcoming October 2 election. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Companies

‘I finally found my tribe’: Inside Latin America’s booming crypto testing ground

By
October 18, 2022
A street vendor offers clothes in front of virtual currency advisement in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Coins

Global crypto adoption dominated by emerging markets, Chainalysis finds 

By
September 14, 2022
Fortune
The Coins

Brazilian crypto unicorn 2TM lays off over 80 employees, citing ‘changing global financial landscape’

By Paulo Alves and CoinDesk
June 3, 2022

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