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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 12 July 2018
Introduction
The Panamanian government has announced that it is considering a US$5.5bn project, in partnership with China, to build a 450km railway line up to the border with Costa Rica. It is suggested that if in due course Costa Rica adds another segment, we could be seeing the first steps towards a Central American rail network, linked in to China’s ambitious ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR) global transport infrastructure initiative. There are, however, some major obstacles to overcome. In this July edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at the project and what these obstacles are.
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- In brief: Guatemala
- Introduction
- REGION: Rail revival or pipe dream?
- REGION: Road transport crisis triggered by Nicaraguan rebellion
- REGION: Costa Rica and El Salvador – exceptions in a pro-mining sub-region
- REGION: Is Central America turning Pentecostal?
- CUBA: Difficult times continue under Díaz-Canel
- REGION: Jamaica ratchets up pressure on Caricom
- GUYANA: Jagdeo blocked
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- Economic Highlights