Iván Olivares

Gold and Coffee Drive Nicaragua’s Exports Past USD 8 Billion in 2025

Gold and Coffee Drive Nicaragua’s Exports Past USD 8 Billion in 2025

Nicaragua’s total exports grew 15.4% compared to 2024, with the United States as the primary destination.

2 de March 2026

Morgan’s Rock Hotel In Nicaragua Reopens After Reaching Agreement Over Tax Claim

Tourism company negotiates with the DGI and the Attorney General’s Office to “resolve fiscal matters” and reopens Morgan’s Rock, without providing further details

20 de February 2026

Nicaraguans Stripped of Citizenship: “The Theft of Our Pensions Is a Criminal Act”

Exiled retirees report that their pensions have been withheld for three consecutive years and that they now depend on their children to survive

18 de February 2026

State Actors Play “Fundamental Role” in Organized Crime in Nicaragua

Global Index analyzes impact of corruption, human trafficking, drug trafficking, illegal trade, and environmental crime in Nicaragua

6 de December 2025

Nicaragua: All Public Workers Must Declare Assets by November 25

All staff are required to provide details of their property and vehicles, bank account numbers, and loans

20 de November 2025

Entrepreneurs and Workers in Free Trade Zones Seek “Options” Amid Possible CAFTA Sanctions

Workers fear a wave of layoffs. Exporters are exploring new markets, though they acknowledge that China “is too far” to be profitable

14 de November 2025

Ortega Regime’s Chinese Economic Zone Strategy Faces Likely “Failure”

The regime has written off CAFTA and created Special Economic Zones which depend on three key factors to function: market access, a sound business environment, and qualified human talent

8 de November 2025

Ortega Regime Promises 55 Major Projects in 2026, but Transparency Missing

Ortega regime promises to invest nearly $1 billion for Punta Huete Airport and 54 other projects, according to budget proposal

25 de October 2025

International Campaign Denounces Nicaraguan Beef Linked to Illegal Deforestation

New research by Patrullaje and the NGO Re:wild calls for a boycott of beef produced in protected areas of Nicaragua

12 de October 2025

Nicaraguans Denied Entry Must Pay or ‘Apologize’ to the Regime to Return Home

Thousands of dollars demanded from Nicaraguans barred from returning, while others are forced to ‘apologize’ to Rosario Murillo

20 de September 2025

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Iván Olivares

Periodista nicaragüense, exiliado en Costa Rica. Durante más de veinte años se ha desempeñado en CONFIDENCIAL como periodista de Economía. Antes trabajó en el semanario La Crónica, el diario La Prensa y El Nuevo Diario. Además, ha publicado en el Diario de Hoy, de El Salvador. Ha ganado en dos ocasiones el Premio a la Excelencia en Periodismo Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, en Nicaragua.