Despite Nicaragua’s steady economic expansion in recent years, a growing number of Nicaraguans—particularly non-Sandinistas— are feeling pinched in the wallet, anxious about finding employment, and worried about making ends meet, according to a new CID-Gallup poll. For the past two...

Nicaragua’s economic expansion is projected to decelerate slightly over the next three years yet maintain a steady rate of around 4.5%— a full percentage point above the Latin American average— according to the Nicaraguan Foundation of Economic and Social Development...

Nicaragua’s economic prospects might look slightly less certain these days following the recent death of chief benefactor Hugo Chávez, but the Sandinista government notched another year of record growth in 2012 while the getting was good. With its kooky combination...

Nicaraguan motorists received another unwelcome pinch in their wallets this week when they discovered the pump price of gasoline has once again soared to new highs. The cost of a gallon of Super increased to nearly $5.50 this week, while...

(published Jan. 17, 4:30 p.m.)- Fifty-one percent of Nicaraguans admit they don’t know enough about the so-called “Tax Concertation Law” to offer any opinion on the new legislation, which entered into force on Jan. 1.  Those are the folks who...

Nicaragua missed a golden opportunity to address structural inequalities under a government that’s having a hard time living up to its socialist billing, according to tax expert Julio Francisco Báez. The so-called “Tax Concertation Law,” passed by Sandinista lawmakers on...

Over the past few years, Nicaragua’s foreign direct investment has grown exponentially, exports have doubled, the trade deficit has decreased, poverty has been reduced slightly and the economy has expanded. Last year, Nicaragua’s real GDP growth was the second-strongest in...

After years of exploration, oil company Oklahoma Nicaragua-S.A. estimates that Nicaragua has some 27.6 million barrels of high-quality crude oil waiting to be pumped from the ground in the municipality of San Rafael del Sur, according to a company report...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua—Comandante Bayardo Arce is an old-school Sandinista from the pre-pastel days of red-and-black revolutionary politics. As head economic advisor to the president, Arce is the last Sandinista comandante who remains loyal to Daniel Ortega. As such, his revolutionary credentials...

Nicaragua’s economy has grown 30% since the Sandinistas returned to power in 2006, according to new numbers published yesterday by the Central Bank. Though Nicaragua’s economy remains the smallest in Central America, it is making up ground on its neighbors...