Paz Gómez
Paz Gómez is an Econ Americas analyst and a widely published economic commentator. Based in Quito, she leads the firm’s office in Ecuador. She holds an MS in digital currency and blockchain from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and a BA in international relations and political science from San Francisco University of Quito. She is a cofounder and the academic coordinator of Libre Razón, a classical-liberal think tank in Quito, Ecuador. Follow @mpazgomezm.
Posts by Paz:
How Ideology Dictates Gustavo Petro’s Energy Policy
September 30, 2022The Future of ZEDEs in Honduras
June 1, 2022Por qué Honduras no logró institucionalizar las ZEDE
May 18, 2022Why Honduras Failed to Establish ZEDEs
May 18, 2022Bitcoin Does Not Redeem Salvadoran Bonds
March 17, 2022Bitcóin no rescata a los bonos salvadoreños
March 17, 2022Iván Velásquez, un caudillo de la justicia
February 28, 2022US Handpicking of Guatemalan Magistrate Will Fail (Spanish)
January 5, 2022La nueva presidente de Honduras apunta a China
December 22, 2021The New Honduran President’s Eyes for China
December 21, 2021El fruto de la concesión de AMLO a los carteles
November 30, 2021The Fruits of AMLO’s Concessions to Cartels
November 30, 2021The Manipulation of Guatemala’s History (Spanish)
November 10, 2021Why Haitians Say Adios to Chile, Voyage to the United States
October 29, 2021Por qué los haitianos se despiden de Chile y parten a Estados Unidos
October 29, 2021Fiscal General de Guatemala: el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. impide alcanzar imperio de la ley
October 26, 2021Guatemalan Attorney General: US State Department Impedes Rule of Law
October 26, 2021La expansión del ELN en Colombia y Venezuela
September 27, 2021The ELN Guerrilla’s Expansion in Colombia, Venezuela
September 27, 2021Why Salvadorans Reject Bitcoin
September 20, 2021Por qué los salvadoreños rechazan al bitcóin
September 20, 2021Cómo los contribuyentes de EE.UU. financian bloqueos en Guatemala
August 31, 2021How US Taxpayers Fund Roadblockers in Guatemala
August 31, 2021La ruptura: La historia de amor del COSEP con Daniel Ortega
August 25, 2021The Break-Up: COSEP’s Love Affair with Daniel Ortega
August 25, 2021Algo está podrido en la OEA
August 16, 2021Something Is Rotten in the OAS
August 16, 2021The End of the Road for the Nicaraguan Revolution
July 23, 2021La revolución nicaragüense alcanza su auge
July 23, 2021How Haiti Became the Republic of NGOs
June 25, 2021
Contradiction: Ruling Party Embraces Both Chavista Oil, So-Called Renewables
Nicholas Dranias, Humberto Macias Make the Case for Próspera
Turbulencias políticas y la falta de apoyo popular perjudicaron a las zonas de desarrollo
Economic Free Zones Faced Political Headwinds, Lacked Constituent Support
President Nayib Bukele Rejects IMF Loans, Keeps Spending Anyway
El presidente Nayib Bukele rechaza al FMI, pero sigue gastando
La causa que Velásquez defiende no es la justicia, sino impunidad para las guerrillas comunistas
Plot to Impose Gloria Porras as Constitutional Court Magistrate Unravels
Xiomara Castro podría retirar el reconocimiento a Taiwán y minar la influencia de EE.UU.
Xiomara Castro Set to Cut Taiwan Recognition, Undermine US Influence
En tiempos de pandemia, los grupos criminales expanden su territorio y mercado.
COVID-19 Era Sees Expanded Territories, Trafficking
Progressives, Conservatives Twist Historical Facts for Political Gain
Tougher Residency, Job Requirements Send Migrants Back North
Las deterioradas condiciones de vida y empleo ahuyentan a los migrantes
Consuelo Porras argumenta que las sanciones de EE.UU. debilitan la acción penal
Consuelo Porras Argues US Sanctions Weaken Criminal Prosecution
Los narcotraficantes revolucionarios controlan zonas de las FARC y ciudades venezolanas
Narco Rebels Control Former FARC Areas, Venezuelan Cities
President Bukele Imposed New Legal Tender without Consultation
El presidente Bukele impuso una nueva moneda sin consultar
Organizaciones campesinas beneficiarias de USAID buscan derrocar al gobierno
USAID Bankrolls ‘Peasant’ Organizations Trying to Overthrow Government
Los líderes empresariales durmieron con el diablo y se quemaron
Business Leaders Slept with the Devil, Got Burned
Su falta de condena regional a la represión en Cuba revela desorganización
Regional Failure to Condemn Repression in Cuba Reveals Disarray
Democracy Be Gone: Daniel Ortega Stalks Businessmen, Political Opponents
La democracia se desvanece y Ortega acecha a opositores y empresarios
Poorest Nation in the Americas Is Profitable for Nonprofits