Latin American Economy & Business - November 2018

A series of reports point to modestly improving economic growth across Latin America as a whole in the last quarter of 2018 and extending into 2019.... Read More

In the 82-page powerpoint document that passes for Jair Bolsonaro’s plan for government, respect for private property features prominently.... Read More

In Argentine political culture IMF-supported austerity programmes are deeply unpopular, even toxic.... Read More

A whole range of fruits and vegetables and speciality foods – key components of the country’s non-traditional export sector – are showing signs of strong export-led growth.... Read More

October has seen a number of important developments related to long-running government efforts to push through a tax reform bill, aimed at reversing a recent widening of the fiscal deficit and a steady increase in already-high levels of public debt.... Read More

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After successfully convincing the markets that he will be business-friendly and follow sound macro-economic policies when he takes office on 1 December, Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has ended up distressing investors with his cancellation of the NAIM airport project to serve Mexico City.... Read More

Although the government remains in default on most external bonds, it is desperately trying to remain current on its obligations on the Pdvsa 2020 bond, with a US$949m repayment falling due on 29 October.... Read More

Even before the victory of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was confirmed on Sunday, several companies resumed their plans for initial share offers in late October after months of paralysis.... Read More

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There remains a high level of uncertainty about the policy stance of the incoming government, particularly with regard to the key energy sector.... Read More

The enlargement of the Panama Canal, completed in 2016, has made it possible for liquid natural gas (LNG) tankers to use the bi-oceanic crossing.... Read More

YPF to boost investment: Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), the state-owned Argentine oil company, will invest between US$4bn and US$5bn each year until 2023 to boost its output, said chief executive Daniel González.... Read More