Articles by Ernesto Canales Page 19 of 20
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Is El Salvador Finally on the Path of Salvation?
El Salvador's homicides dropped 92% since 2015, but at what cost to human rights?
Mar 15, 2023 -
Mexico Trades More With Texas Than With Asia
Mexico trades more with Texas ($286B) than all of Asia ($262B), driving a nearshoring boom.
Mar 15, 2023 -
In LatAm. Women are Now More Educated Than Men
Women now outpace men in LatAm tertiary education, with 14x more attending college since 1970.
Mar 15, 2023 -
LatAm Companies Need Way More Women on Their Boards
Only 8% of LatAm board seats are held by women; Europe has 3x more.
Mar 8, 2023 -
Argentina & Venezuela Produce More Cheese Than Switzerland
Venezuela's cheese production tripled since 2000, surpassing Switzerland for the first time in 2009.
Mar 1, 2023 -
LatAm Countries Work the Most Amongst OECD Nations
LatAm OECD members work 58% more hours than Germans for much lower wages, highlighting a productivity gap.
Mar 1, 2023 -
Latin America is the World's Most Democratic Emerging Region
Latin America's democracy is eroding, with 7 years of decline—but Chile just moved to "full democracy."
Feb 22, 2023 -
Latino Presence in US Congress Almost Tripled in 20 Years
Hispanic representation in Congress has nearly tripled, but still lags their 19% US population share.
Feb 22, 2023 -
Corruption is Still a Huge Problem in Latin America
Uruguay is less corrupt than the US and France, but most of LatAm falls below global averages.
Feb 15, 2023 -
Colombia Might Soon Surpass Asia & Africa on Avocado Production
Colombia's avocado output surged 218% since 2017, propelled by US demand and year-round farming.
Feb 15, 2023 -
Ecuador and Colombia Represent 34% of the $2.86B+ Rose Export Market
Ecuador and Colombia supply 34% of global rose exports, with Colombia sending 81% to the US.
Feb 15, 2023 -
Brazil Produces About as Much Sugar Cane as All of Asia
Brazil's sugarcane exports match all of Asia, producing 40% of the global total for $8.95B.
Feb 8, 2023 -
BBVA Conquers Mexico While It Wrestles Elsewhere
Mexico's Net Interest Income now dominates BBVA, growing as Spain's declined since 2006.
Feb 8, 2023 -
Bad Bunny: The Most Explosive Artist of Our Generation?
Despite Spanish speakers being outnumbered 2:1 by English globally, Latin artists are outpacing global megastars on YouTube. See the data behind Bad Bunny's unprecedented rise.
Feb 1, 2023 -
If MercadoLibre's Users Were a Country, They Would Be the 3rd Largest in LatAm
Its fintech unit, Mercado Pago, grew 115% and will soon surpass its e-commerce business.
Feb 1, 2023 -
How Much Income Does the 1% Hold in LatAm?
Mexico, Peru, DR's richest earn up to 30% of income; Uruguay is LatAm's most equitable.
Feb 1, 2023 -
How Powerful ire Latin American Passports?
Chile and Argentina break the top 20, but four LatAm countries lag far behind.
Jan 25, 2023 -
6 of LatAm's Top 10 Artists on Spotify are from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, 0.4% of LatAm's population, birthed 60% of its top Spotify artists—no accident.
Jan 25, 2023 -
Costa Rica Has the Highest Unemployment in LatAm
Costa Rica's 11.5% unemployment is high for LatAm, but Guatemala's 2.6% hides 70% informal work.
Jan 18, 2023 -
Shakira and Bizarrap Have Entered the Chart
Shakira's diss track hits 100M YouTube views faster than any Spanish song ever.
Jan 18, 2023