News Guatemala: Denmark-Based Company Builds 9.0 Earthquake-Resistant 3D Printed Home In Guatemala
A Denmark-based 3D printing company has pioneered Guatemala's first 3D-printed, earthquake-resistant house. The structure, which is 527 square feet, was built to withstand earthquakes up to 9.0 in ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala’s Former Finance Minister Admits to Money Laundering
Guatemala’s former Finance Minister Acisclo Valladares Urruela confessed to paying bribes to fellow lawmakers as part of a plot designed to help telecom carrier Tigo secure lucrative contracts in the ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala detains former president, finance minister on corruption charges
Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and a former finance minister who is now Oxfam International's chairman were detained Tuesday in a corruption investigation involving a public bus deal, the office of Guatemala's attorney general said.
News Guatemala: The Hidden Costs of Capacity Bias: Guatemala as a Case Study for a Formation-First Perspective
Most Latin American states formed during a time when commerce, rather than war, was the primary driver of state formation. As a result, the region’s emphasis on short-term economic gains outweighed long-term state capacity building.
News Guatemala: Reconfiguring the Financial Future: Yumi Future Launches Creditya in Guatemala to Empower the MSME Ecosystem
Guatemala, March 11, 2026 -- Driven by the global wave of the digital economy, Guatemala’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are becoming a key engine of the country’s economic recovery and innovation. Recently, fintech company Yumi Future announced the official launch of Creditya, its AI-powered credit assessment and digital financial services platform, in the Guatemalan market. This entry marks a strategic milestone in Yumi Future’s expansion across Latin America and reflects its commitment to using advanced technology to address the longstanding financing challenges faced by local businesses.
News Guatemala: Guatemala pushes money laundering bill to avoid international sanctions
July 31 (UPI) --The Guatemalan government has introduced key legislation to modernize its money laundering laws and prevent the country from being added to the international financial system's "gray ...
News Guatemala: Building a Legacy in Guatemala’s Pharmaceutical Industry
Founded in 1992, Pharmalat emerged as one of Guatemala’s most innovative pharmaceutical companies, driven by the vision of its founder, Héctor Humberto Paredes, after overcoming significant personal ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala achieved a successful tourism year with 11% growth in 2025
Guatemala closed 2025 with 3.36 million visitors, 11% growth, and US$1.39bn in tourism revenue, beating global trends.
News Guatemala: Chevening Boosts Women's Economic Leadership in Guatemala
The community of Chevening Alumni in Guatemala carried out two activities focused on women's economic participation and entrepreneurship. The events ...
News Guatemala: From Nearshoring to Local Jobs: How Escuintla Could Reshape Guatemala’s Regional Economy
An OECD study finds that Escuintla, despite strong economic potential and a strategic location, is held back by weak infrastructure, skills gaps and governance challenges that limit inclusive growth. It argues that sustainable, place-based industrial development, backed by better skills, connectivity and local integration—is key for Guatemala to turn global opportunities into shared prosperity.
News Guatemala: Financial Institutions Deal of the Year
Banco Industrial’s latest diversified payment rights (DPR) transaction was not simply another outing for a familiar funding tool. It was a market-defining deal that reset benchmarks for scale, tenor ...
News Guatemala: PH, Guatemala can share agricultural knowledge, says Bongbong Marcos
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. believes Philippines and Guatemala can collaborate on agriculture, given that the two countries share many similar crops. According to ...
News Guatemala: National coffee emergency declared in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust, saying the fungus that has hit other Central American countries is affecting 70 percent of ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala arrests current, ex-tax chiefs in corruption case
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s current and former tax chiefs were detained along with more than a dozen other people in a crackdown on a ring that defrauded the state through bribery and theft and that was led by a top aide to the vice president, authorities said Thursday. Prosecutors alleged that workers at the […]
News Guatemala: How Guatemala’s Top Metal Company Avoided Millions in Taxes
Corrupt officials of Guatemala?s tax administration were allegedly involved in the scheme Guatemala’s biggest metallurgic company reportedly set up a complex scheme involving front companies, corrupt ...
News Guatemala: In Guatemala, economic growth withstands political turmoil
A series of corruption scandals has created political uncertainty in Guatemala. Many top officials have resigned in recent months, and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is being threatened with ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala takes action to clean up one of the most polluted rivers in the world
Richmond, BC, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF), the non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution response programs, today announced ...
News Guatemala: Guatemala Power Broker Under Investigation for Financial Crimes
Press in Guatemala have confirmed one of the main players in appointing the country’s new attorney general is under investigation for financial crimes after InSight Crime’s report into the process ...
