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Guatemala's struggling health service.
The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…
Arevalo’s victory marks a shift in Guatemalan politics. After years of democratic backsliding, Arevalo promises a slow, partial recovery of transparency and the rule of law. His…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281432
ISSN: 2633-304X
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National GDP nevertheless contracted by just 1.5% in 2020 -- less than almost any other country in Latin America. Resilient remittances and exports, coupled with unprecedented…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260765
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An early reopening of the economy, unprecedented monetary and fiscal support and resilient remittances explain the relatively limited impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when…
The outlook for the September presidential elections.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198507
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The economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be less severe than in other parts of Latin America. It is nevertheless weighing on activity, with structural weaknesses…
COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252544
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On May 8, Vice-President Roxana Baldetti resigned, following high-profile allegations that she was involved in a corruption network linked to the national tax agency. However, her…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199695
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Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2017.