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  • [New] An entrepreneur in Guatemala City, Guatemala looking to sell traditional crafts can connect with developers who specialize in e-commerce, while others in Bogota, Colombia, might learn about SEO tailored to Spanish-speaking markets. The Costa Rica News
  • [New] A special notebook edition will be comprised of 70% river plastic, taken from the Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala. The Independent
  • Guatemala is moving forward with a Cybersecurity Law (Initiative 6347) and potential alignments with international frameworks like the Budapest Convention, which will increase regulatory certainty and compliance standards. Roza.Pace@trade.gov
  • Guatemala presents opportunities in the digital trade sector, particularly in e-commerce, fintech, and digital services. Roza.Pace@trade.gov
  • WEF Guatemala 2026 will gather executives, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders in Guatemala City to strengthen female leadership, strategic networking and decision-making across Central America. Guatemala Portal
  • El Nino typically brings heavier rains and flooding risk to Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, but below-normal rainfall to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, eastern Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Zero Carbon Analytics
  • As the world reckons with climate change that will particularly hurt poor, rural communities in places like Guatemala, migration is not simply a way to escape impending climate disaster but also a strategy to defend against it. Grist
  • Guatemala could grow around 3.6% in 2026, maintaining relatively stable economic dynamism, albeit subject to external uncertainties. Invest Guatemala
  • Figures remain lacklustre: annual growth in GDP is forecast to remain lower than in Honduras and Guatemala for at least the next three years. The Economist
  • In Guatemala, freedom of information requests apparently showed the government citing the threat of ISDS proceedings as a reason not to suspend another Canadian-owned goldmine, despite human rights groups saying it violated Indigenous rights. The Guardian

Last updated: 20 June 2026



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