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Guatemala Cost of Living 2026: Verified Guide
-- Exchange-Rate Exposure The quetzal has stayed relatively stable near Q7.65 per US dollar, but foreigners paying rents or services priced in dollars face a premium that local budgets avoid. A single foreigner can live…
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-- Exchange-Rate Exposure The quetzal has stayed relatively stable near Q7.65 per US dollar, but foreigners paying rents or services priced in dollars face a premium that local budgets avoid. A single foreigner can live…
The Rio Times · 31 Jul 2026
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-- Legislative Path The bill was presented by the Tourism Commission and must still pass through plenary consideration in Congress. Guatemala tourism law reform landed in the country's Congress on July 30, 2026, carryin…
The Rio Times · 31 Jul 2026
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-- Municipal impact The reform removes a key municipal revenue stream, raising concerns about local government budgets. Guatemala IUSI property tax rules are set for a major overhaul after Congress voted decisively on W…
The Rio Times · 30 Jul 2026
-- Exchange-Rate Exposure The quetzal has stayed relatively stable near Q7.65 per US dollar, but foreigners paying rents or services priced in dollars face a premium that local budgets avoid. A single foreigner can live…
The Rio Times · 31 Jul 2026
Guatemala's business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has the workforce that US companies want to run their nearshore operations: young, cost-competitive, geographically close. But it doesn't have enough people who can…
Nearshore Americas · 14 Jul 2026
-- Municipal impact The reform removes a key municipal revenue stream, raising concerns about local government budgets. Guatemala IUSI property tax rules are set for a major overhaul after Congress voted decisively on W…
The Rio Times · 30 Jul 2026
-- Central Bank View Banco de Guatemala maintained its 4.1% growth projection for all of 2026. Guatemala GDP grew 4.5% in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating from 3.8% in the same period last year, official data sho…
The Rio Times · 20 Jul 2026
-- Legislative Path The bill was presented by the Tourism Commission and must still pass through plenary consideration in Congress. Guatemala tourism law reform landed in the country's Congress on July 30, 2026, carryin…
The Rio Times · 31 Jul 2026
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemalan prosecutors on Monday arrested the former representative of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission that was expelled from the country several years ago. The arrest of Claudi…
CityNews Kitchener · 28 Aug 2023
-- Broader Trend. Justice institutions in Guatemala have recently taken an active role in heritage spaces, including a court-ordered relocation of the Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua. Guatemala's Judicial Branch has s…
The Rio Times · 27 Jul 2026
GUATEMALA CITY, July 28 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan man deported from the United States and his wife, who recently self-deported to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane field in southwestern Guatemala, authorities said…
Reuters · 28 Jul 2026
* Opinion by Inés M. Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) * Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 24 (IPS) - José Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, Guatemala's now-defunct leading investigative newspaper, spent 1…
Global Issues · 24 Jul 2026
Mail Online · 23 Jul 2026
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Audacy · 22 Jul 2026
Prensa Latina · 20 Jul 2026
The Rio Times · 20 Jul 2026
nampa.org · 17 Jul 2026