LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 3 January 2019

Development: On 2 January, Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro declared his intention of increasing bilateral cooperation with China and highlighted the importance of Sino-Brazilian relations after meeting with Ji Bingxuan, the vice-president of the permanent committee of China’s National People’s Congress.... Read More

* Brazil’s new economy minister, Paulo Guedes, was sworn in on 2 January and outlined his three priorities over the next four years as being pension reform, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and the simplification of the tax system.... Read More

Development: Argentina’s tax take in 2018 increased by 31.2% on the previous year, according to a report released by the federal tax agency (Afip) on 2 January.... Read More

* Uruguay’s officials exports and investment promotion agency Uruguay XXI has released new figures which show the country’s exports totalled US$9bn in 2018, up 0.4% on the previous year.... Read More