Jan 19, 2024 · The two largest economies in the region, Mexico and Brazil, have traditionally seen low growth while better performing economies until recently, like Peru, Colombia and Chile, have also slowed down. Growth-enabling reforms carried out in the 1990s were largely "forgotten", according to Velarde, hindering the fight against poverty.

Jan 11, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024, written in collaboration with Accenture, examines the cybersecurity trends that will affect economies and societies in the year to come.

Dec 12, 2022 · Chile is followed by another South American country, Peru, responsible for 10% of global production. Just 13 countries produce 85% of the world's copper. Image: Visual Capitalist

Sep 20, 2024 · In its Surging Seas report, the organization highlights the dangers facing the communities of the Pacific Small Island Developing States: "The Pacific SIDS, especially those in the western tropical Pacific (e.g., Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands), are particularly vulnerable to SLR [sea level rise] because of: (i) high exposure to tropical cyclones …

Feb 2, 2023 · Money sent home by migrant workers rose to $794 billion in 2022, the World Bank says. These remittances are a lifeline for low and middle-income countries.

Apr 28, 2023 · The CPTPP launched in 2018 with Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru and Chile as members. The UK joined them in 2023 as part of a move to strengthen trading links after Brexit, and together the member nations account for 15% of global GDP.

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Jan 10, 2017 · Globalization – a phenomenon that has defined the world's economy in recent decades – is under pressure. As Donald Trump prepares for his tenure in the White House, he talks of dismantling a whole history of globalized trade that he sees as having had a catastrophic effect on the global econo

Jul 13, 2022 · Among them, Peru, Guyana and Chile have improved their gender parity scores the most. By contrast, more populous countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina showed mild stagnation in scores. At the lower end of regional performance, Barbados, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Colombia decreased their scores.