LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 30 January 2019

On 29 January, Venezuela’s supreme court (TSJ) barred Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and froze his bank accounts.... Read More

* Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has inaugurated the Mutún iron ore mine and steelworks project which will be managed by the Chinese company Sinosteel.... Read More

Last month Peru held a referendum aimed at curbing corruption in which three of the four proposals were passed with ‘yes’ votes of upwards of 85%.... Read More

In the referendum held in Peru on 9 December 2018, three of the four proposals were passed with ‘yes’ votes of upwards of 85%, a result which sees President Martín Vizcarra’s mandate strengthened as he approaches his second year in office.... Read More

With an air of finality, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has had his perennial ambition to regain access to the Pacific Ocean deflated by a ruling handed down by the United Nations (UN)-backed International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.... Read More

Colombia’s President Iván Duque is the latest in a long line of presidents to have to wrestle with the problem of coca production.... Read More

As of 1 January, Venezuela assumed the presidency of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), with the energy minister and president of the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), General Manuel Quevedo, who will hold the post for 12 months.... Read More

ECUADOR | In search of foreign investment.... Read More