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

Venezuela’s descent into hyperinflationary chaos accelerated in August.... Read More

As airplanes prepare to land at El Alto airport, passengers stare in awe at a colourful cluster of apartment blocks, amidst an ocean of dirt roads and adobe houses.... Read More

A major breakthrough – or just another step in a long, complicated, and unfinished story? Broadly speaking, that was the reaction to the announcement on 26 August that Mexico and the United Stated had reached an agreement on renegotiating their trade rules, which they hoped Canada, the third member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) might also be able to sign up to.... Read More

Presidents often have pet projects.... Read More

At different points in the last few decades a long list of Argentine presidents and ministers have tried to draw a line in the sand, defending the national currency against waves of apparently remorseless speculative attack.... Read More

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The UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) in August published its latest economic outlook for the region, cutting back its 2018 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%, down from the 2.2% it had pencilled in last April.... Read More

In recent years, high oil prices have generally boosted economic performance in the region, via increased export earnings and stronger government spending.... Read More

As President Lenin Moreno has increasingly distanced himself from his predecessor, Rafael Correa, the current government's economic policy stance has become steadily more pro-market.... Read More

Metals prices, although showing some differing trends on the back of particular supply and demand trends in individual markets, have risen across the board over the past year.... Read More

In August international coffee prices dipped below two psychologically important floor levels: US$100 per bag, and US$1 per lb.... Read More

Uruguay is moving forward with its quiet de-carbonisation programme: the latest national energy balance (Balance Energético Nacional 2017 – BEN) published by the ministry of industry, energy and mining reveals that last year renewable energy sources continued to expand.... Read More

Social media is big in Brazil.... Read More

The publication of the Extraordinary Gazette No 42 on 22 August sets out possible changes to the management and operation of the national railways network.... Read More