July 28, 2026
The 10 Latin American countries where banks earn the highest profits, according to Felaban
Fortun links Latin American bank profitability to credit penetration, concentration, switching costs and local deposit bases.
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July 22, 2026
The map of wealth has changed in Latin America, but Brazil fell behind, says World Bank
Bloomberg Línea Brasil reports that Latin America and the Caribbean went from 3 high income countries in 1987 to 19 in 2025 under the World Bank's updated classification, while large economies stay stuck in the middle income trap. Jonathan Fortun of the IIF said the region remains stubbornly middle income by population and that the World Bank threshold is a moving target. He also described Guyana as more an accounting leap than development and linked Bolivia's troubles to an exhausted fixed exchange rate regime.
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Latin American countries with the most expensive and cheapest gasoline in 2026: how prices stand after energy inflation
Bloomberg Línea reports on how Middle East war pressures pushed up Latin American gasoline prices and energy inflation in 2026. Jonathan Fortun of the IIF said fuel prices no longer track oil mechanically, because taxes, subsidies, stabilization funds and fiscal capacity separated countries more than crude did. He cited Brazil's 6.3% annual gasoline rise and Mexico's flat regular gasoline, and said the second half could bring gradual relief if oil stays near current levels.
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Gasoline rises 15% in Latin America with the war in Iran; Uruguay has the highest price
Bloomberg Línea reports that gasoline prices rose in Latin America amid the Middle East war, with Uruguay the most expensive at US$8.7 per gallon. Jonathan Fortun of the IIF said fuel prices no longer track oil mechanically, noting Brent fell from near US$118 to about US$72 by July while relief reached pumps unevenly because of taxes, subsidies and fiscal capacity. He said Brazil's gasoline rose 6.3% year on year, and that if oil holds, the second half should bring gradual relief.
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With Bolivia set to join, these are the Latin American countries most indebted to the IMF as of July
Fortun assesses Bolivia's potential IMF program amid fiscal deficits, low reserves and exchange-rate strain.
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Aranceles de Trump se tambalean, pero siguen vivos: ¿qué implica para Latinoamérica el pulso judicial?
Fortun discusses the evolving US tariff litigation and uncertainty over market access for Latin American economies.
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Conflito no Oriente Médio eleva risco de inflação energética na América Latina
Fortun identifies energy-importing economies and oil-dependent power or logistics sectors as vulnerable to higher energy costs.
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Guerra en Irán impactaría precios de las facturas de luz en 2026 en estos países de Latinoamérica
Fortun identifies net fuel importers and economies whose electricity or logistics rely heavily on hydrocarbons as vulnerable to higher energy costs.
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