Latin American Economy & Business - February 2015 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Things are not looking good for Latin America’s largest economy.... Read More

On 9 February Netflix, the US online film and TV series distributor, said it would begin to offer its services across Cuba “as soon as Internet access improves and credit and debit cards become more widely available”.... Read More

In early February, Fernando González, chief executive of the Monterrey-based Cemex, one of Latin America’s largest multinationals, told Reuters that the group was considering selling off some of its assets in Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean as part of a strategy to pay off debt.... Read More

Mexico and Brazil have been negotiating the future of their automobile trade agreement, which is due to expire on 19 March.... Read More

The Mexican gold and silver mining entrepreneur, Alberto Bailleres, has launched one of the first ‘post-reform’ private sector energy companies in the country.... Read More

A confrontation on 10 February between local police and the community in Pichanaki, (province of Junín), could have major implications for oil and gas production in Peru.... Read More

Having signed agreements with the Chinese government in February enabling what she described as “the most important country-to-country investments in history” President Cristina Fernández appeared both surprised and angry when a group of local industrialists said they were unhappy with the terms of the deals.... Read More

Strengthening government revenues will be essential if Guatemala is to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth.... Read More

In mid-February 2015, the left-wing government led by President Nicolás Maduro introduced a new, and third, official currency trading system, the Sistema Marginal de Divisas (Simadi).... Read More

A new paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) argues that the fall in energy prices provides an opportunity for governments in the region to reduce fuel and electricity subsidies.... Read More

The immediate outlook for soybeans is of great importance to Argentina and Brazil, two of the world’s leading exporters.... Read More

Last year’s main trends in regional capital markets should persist into 2015, but there is some concern about the position of Brazil.... Read More

The Indian multinational Zamin Ferrous has presented Uruguay’s government with a proposal significantly reducing in scale the Aratirí open-pit iron ore mine.... Read More