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Latin American Economy & Business - March 2018 (ISSN 1741-7430)
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The seventh round of Canada-Mexico-US talks on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) came to an end on 5 March amid conflicting signals.... Read More
Many thought the ambitious 12-country Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was dead, after President Donald Trump, citing his ‘America First’ policies, pulled the United States out of the group in January 2017.... Read More
Regional Economy Review
Although the Mexican economy has shown itself to be resilient, final data for the fourth quarter of 2017 was disappointing and most analysts think high levels of uncertainty will continue to weigh down on growth in this electoral year.... Read More
Since taking office in December 2015 the government of Mauricio Macri has made gradual progress reducing inflation, bringing the fiscal deficit under control, and stimulating economic growth.... Read More
After around 18 months of effort the government of President Michel Temer has finally abandoned all attempts at pension reform.... Read More
A lot of comment in recent years has focused on the emergence of China as a major trade and investment player in Latin America, perhaps rivalling the traditional role played by the United States and Europe.... Read More
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Anti-corruption lobby group Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on 21 February.... Read More
Four hopefuls are leading the race to become the next president of Colombia.... Read More
If President Nicolás Maduro is to be believed, his embattled government has just pulled off a master-stroke by launching the Petro, a crypto currency, which in a couple of days attracted over US$1bn worth of investments and placed the country in the technological vanguard of the 21st century.... Read More
Although official full-year GDP data for 2017 is not available from the central bank until late March, the authorities have given preliminary indications of the results, suggesting a slight acceleration from 2016, but with the overall pace of growth remaining weak.... Read More
Outgoing Cuban President Raúl Castro told a visiting US congressional delegation in February that 2018 is the year in which the country’s two currencies will finally be unified.... Read More
Data from the Contraloria General (the local statistics agency) released in early March show that the economy grew by 5.4% year-on-year in 2017, making Panama the region’s strongest-performer last year.... Read More
Regional Business Review
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its Global Business Forum on Latin America in late February – a two-day annual conference first staged in 2016 that is designed to deepen commercial and investment ties between Dubai and Latin America.... Read More
Boeing finding a way to do Embraer deal: According to reports in the Brazilian press, giant US aerospace company Boeing may be making progress in its attempts to take over Brazil’s Embraer.... Read More
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- When stable growth isn’t enough
- Trade Agreements I: Difficult Nafta outlook
- Trade Agreements II: Chile keeps the TPP in play
- Mexico: Weaker fourth quarter
- Argentina: Things to worry about
- Brazil: Pension reform won’t go away
- Region: After China, here comes ‘Latindia’
- Economic Highlights
- Region: Little progress on corruption
- Colombia: Focus on future policies
- Venezuela: Introducing the crypto-petro fantasy
- Chile: Weak growth, but building in confidence
- Cuba: Currency move: believe it when you see it
- Panama: Remaining solid
- Region: Global Business Forum: good news for Latam
- Region: Corporate Radar