Latin American Economy & Business - June 2018 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Over roughly the last three decades the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has been laboriously building up a patchwork of free trade agreements and sub-regional trade blocs.... Read More

The largest economies in Latin America have been affected by instability in global financial markets in recent weeks, which forms part of broader aversion towards emerging markets’ currencies.... Read More

Venezuela’s transition from relentless, rolling crisis to total economic collapse has been predicted many times: despite that the government has managed to stumble on regardless.... Read More

An 11-day strike by truck drivers, followed by a short stoppage by petroleum workers, has led to the resignation of Pedro Parente, chief executive of Petrobras (the state-owned oil company), weakened the government, had a negative impact across the economy, and increased investor worries ahead of the October presidential elections.... Read More

After a major run on the Argentine peso the government announced on 8 May that it was seeking a financial support agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... Read More

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The unilateral US decision on 31 May to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and the European Union (EU) appears to have delivered a major blow to attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).... Read More

On 7 August a new president of Colombia will move in to the Palacio de Nariño, the seat of government, planning to stay for at least the next four years.... Read More

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) exports grew by 10.6% in the first quarter of this year, but there are signs that the pace of expansion is beginning to slow.... Read More

After registering virtually no growth in 2017, there are signs that the economy is picking up pace.... Read More

Just under three months after taking office, President Sebastian Pinera used the annual state of the nation address on 1 June to unveil his economic policy objectives for the duration of his term in office.... Read More

Mexican business groups are unhappy with the government they’ve got – and worried about the next that they are going to get (it will be chosen in the general election on 1 July).... Read More

In April Bolivia’s state owned lithium mining company (Yacimientos Bolivianos de Litio, YBL) announced a major agreement with ACI Systems GmbH of Germany, which is to invest US$1.3bn in a partnership to manufacture and market lithium-ion batteries.... Read More

While Brazil is widely seen as a carnivorous society, one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of beef, a surprising new trend is beginning to make itself felt: the growth of vegetarianism.... Read More

Steemit attracts Venezuelans: Caught in an economy that is reeling from the combined blows of recession and hyperinflation, many Venezuelans are seeking out internet-based survival strategies.... Read More