The measures included increased wages and pensions for more than 2 million state employees

Stocks took a beating this week after the U.S. yield curve

Macri announced an end to sales taxes on basic food products until the end of the year in a bid to salvage his re-election prospects and end an economic crisis

The Credit Default Swap (CDS) prices for Argentina's five-year debt totaled 2,116 basis points

The bank manager said that inflation would end this year by 3.6% due to temporary shocks in the prices of food and regulated products

According to a survey in 110 nations, measurements on expectations and economic conditions have been getting worse this trimester

The bank is evaluating the possible impacts on the economy after the official proposal to advance the general elections one year before 2020

Johnson has insisted Britain will leave the EU on Oct. 31 with or without a deal

The survey carried out monthly by the monetary authority estimated a growth of the South American economy of 2% in 2020

The ruling represents a major obstacle for Maduro's lawyers in an attempt to revoke Guaidó's directive

Georgieva has posted a black-and-white picture of her family, with the comment: "From a village in Bulgaria to CEO of the World Bank

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced earlier this month that the government had adopted a series of emergency measures to fight economic stagnation 

Colombia’s Central Bank reduced its economic growth forecasts for this and next year well below government goals while raising its inflation projection for 2019 over the target

The International Monetary Fund said "temporary factors" affect the production and growth of the region

The South American country has so far focused its mining activity on coal and gold, but taking advantage of the potential in other resources, it wants to intensify copper exploration and production activities

Several governments and car manufacturers, in the expectation of bigger demand for electric cars in the next years, are seeking to become allies of countries such as Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, the so-called "lithium triangle" in South America

Feeling the sanctions, coming from the U.S. and targeting the Islamic Republic's economy, Iranians are increasingly turning to digital currencies like Bitcoin

The polls point to tense months ahead for Argentina and its jittery markets, but also suggest both sides will need to make concessions to win over the middle ground of voters

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said upon closing the meeting on Saturday that a series of emergency measures announced this month aimed to stimulate domestic production and he hoped for slight growth this year

Donald Trump criticized Bitcoin, Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies seek a banking charter and make themselves subject to regulations