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Beyond Infrastructure: How Labor Assets and Data Integrity Shape FDI in Guatemala & El Salvador
At the recent XX Congreso Industrial in Guatemala, government and business leaders gathered to discuss how the region can attract more sustainable, scalable foreign direct investment (FDI). The tone was ambitious, yet grounded. A key takeaway, captured effectively in a República article titled “Certezas y desafíos para atraer IED” (Sept. 30, 2025) , was that Guatemala's FDI future depends not only on infrastructure, but also on deeper structural reforms . Two of the most t
Whitney Dubinsky
Oct 156 min read


Advancing Gender Parity in Northern Central America: Insights from the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report
The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum, offers a detailed examination of the evolving state of gender...
Whitney Dubinsky
Jun 193 min read


From Tariffs to Trust: Guatemala’s Washington Mission and the Future of Trade and Investment in Central America
In May 2025, Guatemala launched a high-level trade diplomacy effort in Washington, D.C., led by Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez...
Whitney Dubinsky
Jun 94 min read


Expanding Inclusive Finance in Latin America: Lessons from USAID’s VPO Program in Colombia (2019–2022)
With the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) offline, the responsibility of sharing development impact stories increasingly...
Whitney Dubinsky
Jun 23 min read
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