TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -One of Honduras’ leading anti-corruption advocates on Monday said she had left the Central American nation because of threats, weeks after accusing President Xiomara Castro’s government of nepotism. Gabriela Castellanos, executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), which has investigated public corruption in Honduras for nearly a decade, left the country on…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s headline inflation likely reached its lowest level in more than two years during the first half of June, but remained above the central bank’s target, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, reinforcing bets the bank will keep the key rate steady longer. The median forecast of 11 analysts sees annual…
By Sofia Menchu and Diego Oré GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala holds a presidential election on Sunday with voters clamoring for a government that can tackle corruption, inflation and violence, though no candidate is expected to secure enough votes to win outright, setting the scene for a run-off. Polling points to a close contest between…
By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert and Kylie Madry PARIS/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Airbus is in advanced talks over a major new order from Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday. The number of new narrowbody planes being discussed ran into triple digits, meaning at least 100, the sources added, declining to go…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities found 129 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, crowded into a truck trailer in the eastern state of Veracruz, the National Migration Institute (INM) said in a statement on Saturday. The migrants were crammed into a trailer in the midst of a heat wave in Mexico, where higher-than-normal temperatures have topped…
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran economic growth is seen slowing to about 3% in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated in a statement issued on Friday, pointing to fewer remittances and pressures on the energy and farm sectors stemming from drought conditions. The Central American country’s economy expanded by 4% last year, according to official…
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The World Bank approved a new $500 million loan to Costa Rica aimed at strengthening support for the government’s budget, according to a statement from the international lender released on Friday. The loan will support the Central American country’s post-pandemic efforts to grow employment and wages and assist small and medium-sized…
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico will extend the deadline for cargo airlines to move operations from the capital’s main airport to a farther-away one following U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the country, Mexico’s transportation ministry said Friday. Earlier Friday, local outlet El Financiero had reported the deadline was moved to September,…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez has resigned from his post to compete for the ruling party’s candidacy in next year’s presidential elections, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. Lopez Obrador said during a regular press conference that the interior minister had resigned the day before. Lopez later confirmed his…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico and the European Union agreed to quickly finalize an updated free trade deal, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday in a post on social media after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Both sides aim to sign a deal by the end of the year, according…
