Weekly Report - 06 March 2025 (WR-25-09)

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is keeping her head amid intemperate outbursts that accompanied the unilateral imposition of a blanket 25% tariff on Mexican products by the US government of President Donald Trump this week.... Read More

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro’s revised ministerial cabinet has at last taken shape, a full month after the disastrous televised cabinet meeting which prompted him to demand the resignation of his entire team in order to facilitate a reset [WR-25-06].... Read More

Tensions are once again boiling over between Venezuela and Guyana, 15 months on from the December 2023 referendum in which Venezuelan voters expressed support for annexing the disputed Essequibo region.... Read More

Ecuador’s Energy & Mining Minister Inés Manzano has pushed back against criticism of a deal which saw operating rights at one of the country’s most productive oilfields granted to a private consortium.... Read More

PERU | Chancay-Shanghai route.... Read More

Yamandú Orsi became Uruguay’s 43rd constitutional president on the day the country marked the 40th anniversary since the return to democracy on 1 March.... Read More

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has slowly been making changes to his cabinet, replacing his communications secretary and health minister [WR-25-08].... Read More

During the first year with Magda Chambriard as the CEO of state-owned oil company Petrobras, the oil giant has posted an annual drop in profits.... Read More

Carolina Tohá resigned her position as Chile’s interior minister on 4 March in order to launch a presidential bid.... Read More

BRAZIL | Current account deficit widens year-on-year.... Read More

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has sold its Panamanian ports to a consortium led by BlackRock, the giant US asset manager.... Read More

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COSTA RICA | IMF hails fall in public debt.... Read More

Mexico’s lower chamber of congress approved a new law on 4 March outlawing nepotism and consecutive re-election, but it delayed the implementation of the law.... Read More

“We had an excellent and respectful call in which we agreed that our work and collaboration have yielded unprecedented results, within the framework of respect for our sovereignties.”... Read More