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Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz, former district attorney for Costa Rica who replaced Carlos Castresana as head of the Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) on... 2010-08-02

Recent strike action by both canal and banana plantation workers in Panama demonstrates the extent of domestic opposition to President Ricardo Martinelli's attempts to introduce greater... 2010-08-02

Honduras's monthly economic activity index continues to climb, posting growth of 4.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in seasonally adjusted terms in April, up from 3.8% in March. While base effects... 2010-07-05

The administration of President Daniel Ortega continues to come under stiff criticism both at home and abroad for perceptions that the country's relatively nascent democratic institutions... 2010-07-02

Costa Rica remains in the tier-two category of the US State Department's Trafficking In Persons Report for 2010, yet is placed above neighbours Nicaragua and Panama, which are grouped... 2010-07-02

Panama's government will experience a sustained rise in revenues over the medium term in our view, following the recent confirmation of its plans to increase tariffs for the Panama... 2010-07-02

El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes has announced that he intends to implement a total ban on mining, undermining the generally pro-business policy stance that places El Salvador... 2010-06-30

President Álvaro Colom has appointed Edgar Balsells as Guatemala's new finance minister following the resignation of Alberto Fuentes on June 23 over the failure to pass much-needed... 2010-06-30

Panama's trade unions are stepping up protests against potential reforms to the country's labour code, specifically regarding speculation that the government is seeking to remove Sunday... 2010-06-09

Despite being located in the region with one of the highest non-political murder rates in the world, Costa Rica's political risk profile remains among the most stable in Latin America.... 2010-06-08