Tax-the-rich initiatives gain support across Latin America

Chile, Mexico, Colombia see wealth tax proposals advancing, Argentina and Bolivia have already passed measures; Debt in region soared as pandemic ...

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26 million jobs lost in LatAm, C'bean during a year of pandemic

The report said that the Latin American and Caribbean region lost 26 ... "High informality, small fiscal spaces, persistent inequality, low productivity and ...

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The lack of vaccine trial data creates another layer of inequality

Vaccines are being rolled out in Latin American for which we have little information beyond press releases. The covid-19 vaccine race has highlighted ...

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Despite San Jose's diversity, it's only had two mayors of color

San Jose, where more than two-thirds of the population are ethnic minorities, has had one Latino mayor and one Asian American mayor. “It's important ...

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Ecuador and Peru signal political divides that could trouble the region

More than a year into the pandemic and as cases resurge in Latin America, two ... South American politics are frequently interconnected, sometimes with ... of ending South America's chronic inequality or creating structural reforms.

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PEW report points to how the pandemic has led to a shrinking of the middle class in South Asia

Comparatively, Europe, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean saw poverty levels go up by 17 per cent. In West Asia, North Africa, East Asia ...

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Charting the Global Economy: IMF Upgrades World Growth Forecast

The top 1% in Latin America receive a greater share of national income than any other region.

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Poverty elimination contributes to global development

Latin America needs investment in many sectors, especially in the infrastructure sector. No wonder 19 countries in the region have already joined the ...

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