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LatinNews Daily - 03 April 2018
Main Briefing
Development: On 2 April, Costa Rica’s president-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada, of the ruling centre-left Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), reiterated his call for national unity.... Read More
Andean
Development: Peru’s new president, Martín Vizcarra, swore-in his new cabinet on 2 April, making major changes right across government.... Read More
Ecuador: Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has announced a new stabilisation plan for economic development.... Read More
Brazil
Development: On 2 April, Brazil's President Michel Temer appointed Gilberto Occhi as his new health minister and Valter Casimiro Silveira as transport minister, as part of a larger cabinet reshuffle.... Read More
* Brazil registered a trade surplus of US$6.3bn in March according to the industry & trade ministry (MDIC), down 12% from the same month in 2017.... Read More
Mexico
Development: On 2 April, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, the presidential candidate of the Mexico’s ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), outlined his plans to combat government corruption and insisted that he will be unflinching in this regard if elected.... Read More
* Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) has reported that the country received US$4.4bn in remittances from abroad in the first two months of the year.... Read More
Southern Cone
Development: On 2 April, Efraín Alegre, the presidential candidate of Paraguay’s opposition Alianza Ganar coalition, presented five key initiatives that he would implement should he win election in the 22 April general election.... Read More
Uruguay: Uruguay’s official exports and investment promotion agency, Uruguay XXI, has released a new report which showed that in the first quarter of the year the country's exports reached US$2.16bn, up 17% on the same period last year.... Read More
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