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Latinnews Daily - 30 January 2018

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Development: On 29 January, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced the definite suspension of the peace dialogue that his government has been holding with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrillas.... Read More
Andean
Colombia: The central bank's board of directors has decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%.... Read More
Brazil
Development: Clashes between inmates left 10 dead and two injured at a prison in the North-Eastern state of Ceará.... Read More
* The Brazilian government led by President Michel Temer is planning to privatise 75 state-owned assets by the end of 2018, which should raise around R$28bn (US$8.9bn).... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
Development: On 29 January, Guatemala’s constitutional court (CC) accepted an appeal filed by civil-society group Acción Ciudadana (AC), the local branch of international NGO Transparency International (TI), against the recent election of the nine-member congress directorate.... Read More
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Mexico
Development: On 29 January, President Enrique Peña Nieto ordered the deployment of federal police (PF) to try and stem the tide of violence in Mexico.... Read More
* Mexico’s economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo, has said that the negotiating teams from Mexico, Canada, and the US succeeded in making some progress in the renegotiation of the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) during the sixth round of these negotiations held in Montreal, Canada, from 23-28 January.... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 29 January, Uruguay’s President Tabaré Vázquez presented a series of measures in an attempt to end a dispute with the agricultural sector, amid widespread protests and accusations of government neglect.... Read More
Argentina: Argentina’s transport ministry led by Guillermo Dietrich has announced that it will put out to tender 2,500km of roads through public-private partnerships (PPPs) to improve the country’s transport links.... Read More

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