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Urzúa plunges knife into López Obrador amid security crisis

Urzúa plunges knife into López Obrador amid security crisis

There was never going to be a good time for Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzúa to tender his resignation. But his decision to do so as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s main public security initiative, th...

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NICARAGUA: Crisis continues to impact Nicaragua’s economy

NICARAGUA: Crisis continues to impact Nicaragua’s economy

More than a year since the start of the crackdown by President Daniel Ortega on his political opponents, which began in April 2018, the economic consequences for the country are clearer than ever....

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A not so peaceful region

A not so peaceful region

The world is a less peaceful place than it was a decade ago, but, for the first time in five years, the global peace index (GPI) registered an improvement, according to the Global Peace Index 2019 report compiled by the Australia-based Institute f...

LatestRegional Report

In this July edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at Nicaragua where, more than a year since the start of the crackdown by President Daniel Ortega on his political opponents, the economic ...

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Paid work is the primary source of income for most people around the world. Labour markets are supposed to match employers with workers, but maintaining a healthy labour market is not easy....