LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 10 July 2018

Development: On 9 July, the science journal Nature published a paper by Brazilian authors in which they argued that increased rates of deforestation in the country put Brazil’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change in doubt.... Read More

Brazil: Brazil’s national statistics agency (IBGE) has released new figures which show that the country’s inflation rate reached 1.26% in June 2018 compared with the previous month – the highest month-on-month rate recorded since January 2016.... Read More

Development: On 9 July, President Mauricio Macri marked the 202nd anniversary of Argentina’s declaration of independence by defending his government’s economic policy, while trade unions and social organisations joined some of the political opposition in staging demonstrations.... Read More

Chile: Chile’s international economic relations directorate (Direcon) has released new figures which show the country registered a US$5.5bn trade surplus in the first half of 2018.... Read More