Weekly Report - 31 May 2018 (WR-18-21)

Colombia’s immediate future may lie on the right of the political spectrum.... Read More

President Lenín Moreno marked one year in office on 24 May.... Read More

Since being declared the winner of the 20 May elections (regarded as unfree and illegitimate by most of the international community) President Nicolás Maduro has issued conflicting signals.... Read More

Being a lorry driver is a thankless job.... Read More

As this issue went to press, the Argentine senate voted by 37-30, with no abstentions, in favour of an opposition-backed bill which would roll back electricity, gas, and water utility rates to November 2017 levels.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Agricultural groups object.... Read More

Acción Ciudadana Frente a la Pobreza, a local NGO, has denounced instances of vote-buying and coercion ahead of Mexico’s 1 July general election.... Read More

The Confederación Patronal Mexicana (Coparmex), Mexico’s largest business sector lobby, has called on the Mexican government to take immediate measures to address the rising public insecurity in the country that is increasingly affecting business operations.... Read More

MEXICO | Unemployment.... Read More

Hopes for a breakthrough in the national dialogue which began on 16 May between the government led by President Daniel Ortega and opposition Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (Alianza Cívica) – comprising students, civil-society groups, and the private sector – have proven short-lived.... Read More

The new centre-left Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) government led by President Carlos Alvarado is under fresh pressure to address a key priority – security.... Read More

Like his predecessors, Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra is having to reach a tricky balance between economic development, environmental protection, and the integrity of public procurement.... Read More

“Nicaragua is not private property…we are all staying here.”... Read More