Topic: Inter-American Development Bank

Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin America

Laura Chinchilla won the Costa Rica election Sunday. She'll be the country's first woman president, echoing a trend across Latin America where women are being voted into high-level political office in record numbers.

Q&A: How much aid has reached Haiti?

More than $1 billion in aid to Haiti has been pledged so far by governments from Guatemala to Greece. The UN and other groups are increasing food distribution by the day.

Why South American economies are rebounding first

Commodities-hungry China is pulling Brazil, Chile, and others out of recession. But Mexico and Central America, dependent on US sales, are lagging.

Nicaragua's newest tycoon? 'Socialist' president Daniel Ortega.

Daniel Ortega's opaque business dealings, linked to Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, are blurring the lines between party, state, and first family, say critics.

Latin America's worst wage gap for women and minorities? Powerhouse Brazil.

Men earn 30 percent more than women in Brazil, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank. That gap is almost zero in Guatemala and Bolivia.

Latin America makes a dent in poverty with 'conditional cash' programs

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will be among the speakers at a forum on the successful programs Tuesday in New York.

China's big move into Latin America

Brazil's largest trading partner is no longer the US – it's China. Beijing is investing billions of dollars and filling a vacuum left by the United States.

Honduras: OAS chief may seek compromise

Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza arrives Friday. Micheletti, who heads the interim government, has said he would be open to early elections and a referendum.

Both Honduran presidents remain defiant

International pressure mounts as the OAS chief is expected in Tegulcigalpa today for talks to resolve the leadership crisis.

US may punish Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega with $64 million aid cut

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Wednesday with the Millenium Challenge Corporation to decide whether to cancel US aid in response to the leftist leader's alleged attempts to steal elections.

Chummy Obama, Chávez mark 'spirit of cooperation' at summit

Despite worries that the agenda would be hijacked by a debate about America's Cuba policy, the Summit of the Americas finished with a feeling of goodwill.

Obama heads to summit touting 'broader partnership'

Summit of the Americas gathers the 34 democratically governed countries of the Western Hemisphere. But communist Cuba threatens to steal some of the spotlight.

Can Obama boost cause for Afro-Latinos?

Activists hope that Bolivia’s new Constitution, which legally recognizes Afro-Bolivians for the first time, is just one of many new gains for blacks across Latin America.

Mexican workers send less cash home from the US

For the first time in 13 years, the flow of remittances to Mexico has fallen.

How Latin America copes with global economic slowdown

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Falling oil prices dent Hugo Chávez's clout

With oil prices down by half since July, the Venezuelan leader's largess may dry up.

U.S. farmers see how their employees live back in Mexico

As a backlash against immigrants grows, one group aims to build understanding by sending Midwestern farmers south of the border for 'cultural immersion.'

Mexicans in the U.S. sending fewer dollars home

Remittances peaked at $24 billion last year. A slowing US economy and tougher border enforcement is blamed.

Across much of Latin America, inflation is the top issue

In 2008, Venezuela's inflation rate is projected to be 25 percent – second only to Zimbabwe's.

As dollar falls, migrants feel pinch

Their earnings don't stretch as far for family overseas, so many are working extra hours.