Tag: Debates
Although different authorities deny it or reduce it to local rather than national impacts, everything indicates that next June's results will be strongly shaped by a desire for survival.
In Latin America, central banks, including those of countries with progressive governments, accept the monetarist argument that generates additional difficulties for growth and for implementing economic policies that reduce inequality and promote development.
The risk of polarization is that it generates a social fracture that could lead us to an all-or-nothing result. The vote would not be for the support or rejection of a political platform, but a tool to silence those voices with which we differ.
In three years, the combined wealth of the five richest men in the world has more than doubled. This means that these five people now accumulate wealth similar to that produced, for example, by Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay combined over the whole of 2021.
Due to the effects of climate change, around 250,000 additional deaths are projected annually between 2030 and 2050. Given this scenario, what are the measures that could be implemented to mitigate these risks and minimize their impacts?
The implementation of regulations, the promotion of financial education and the strengthening of the formal economy are essential to counteract the negative effects of the gota a gota loans and move toward safer societies.
In El Salvador, democracy can no longer be understood in its original sense, as a system with counterweights that would allow for divergent opinions. With the current absolute majority in the Legislative Assembly, the separation of powers has been eliminated.
As of August 2023, 7.71 million Venezuelans had massively emigrated, a phenomenon that began to be registered notably in 2015. The vast majority of them are based in countries in the region.
The Financial Times recently presented a five-point map for understanding the global economy in 2024: demographics, climate change, technological progress, knowledge diffusion and economic growth. This map does not forecast an easy year for the region.
Inexorably, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is calmly heading towards his unconstitutional reelection as he controls the state apparatus, including the legislative and judicial branches.