Guillermo Díaz Castellanos
Guillermo Díaz Castellanos is a prominent researcher at the Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Socio Humanistas of the Universidad Rafael Landívar, where he focuses on issues related to social sciences and humanist studies. He has recently been in the news for discussing the implications of increasing money laundering activities in Guatemala, emphasizing that the reported Q13,101 million indicates a significant portion of the country's economy linked to criminal activities, equivalent to about 2% of the GDP.
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Guillermo Díaz Castellanos, coordinator of the Institute of Research in Socio-Human Sciences at Rafael Landívar University, stated that the reported amounts may only represent a part of the actual situation in Guatemala.
Gafilat revela que cuatro tipologías de lavado de dinero movieron más de Q5 mil millones en Guatemala
Guatemala· 2026-02-16Guillermo Díaz Castellanos from the Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Socio Humanistas comments on the increase in remittances due to fear of deportation.
Remesas en Guatemala, al filo del techo histórico y especialistas prevén una desaceleración en el 2026Guatemala· 2025-09-08
Guillermo Díaz Castellanos explained that it is likely that the reported amounts will increase due to the presentation of the Anti-Money Laundering Law initiative.
Lavado de dinero en Guatemala promedia Q62 millones al día y la IVE detecta cuatro modalidades con el uso de tecnologíaGuatemala· 2025-08-18