Weekly Report - 08 February 2018 (WR-18-05)

After one year in the job, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went on his first major trip through the region between 1 and 7 February.... Read More

President Lenín Moreno scored an emphatic victory over his predecessor Rafael Correa (2007-2017) on 4 February.... Read More

The current wave of murders of community leaders in Colombia has become a major of source of international concern.... Read More

Venezuela’s central bank (BCV) has made subtle adjustments to its tightly controlled official exchange rate mechanisms which have resulted in a major devaluation of the Bolívar Fuerte (BF).... Read More

REGION | Remittances.... Read More

The line between Brazil’s judges and politicians is becoming increasingly blurred.... Read More

An incident in La Boca, the Buenos Aires suburb famous as the birthplace of tango, has triggered a national polemic.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Auto sector off to a good start.... Read More

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes formally took over as the new archbishop of Mexico City, the most senior figure in the Catholic Church in the country, on 5 February.... Read More

“The worst electoral result in its history”.... Read More

President Juan Carlos Varela has received a major setback.... Read More

Venezuela will hold presidential elections on 22 April.... Read More

“Latin America does not need new imperial powers that seek only to benefit their own people.... Read More