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LatinNews Daily - 12 February 2019
Main Briefing
On 11 February, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador criticised the electricity sector and its contractual relationship with the government.... Read More
Andean
On 11 February, Venezuela’s defence minister, General Vladimir Padrino López, announced that additional armed forces personnel had been deployed to the country’s border with Colombia to ensure that the international humanitarian aid arranged by the self-proclaimed and internationally recognised interim president, Juan Guaidó, does not enter Venezuela.... Read More
* The head of Venezuela's state-owned oil company (Pdvsa), Manuel Quevedo, has held a bilateral meeting with India's oil & natural gas minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, as Venezuela seeks to strengthen its energy ties with India.... Read More
Brazil
On 11 February, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo met with representatives appointed by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaidó, to discuss the provision of humanitarian aid through Brazil’s northern border.... Read More
* Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer delivered a total of 181 aircraft in 2018, of which 90 were commercial planes and 91 were executive jets.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 11 February, Costa Rica’s security ministry (MSP) hailed a fall in overall crime in January 2019.... Read More
* In an interview with Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde, Cuba’s deputy labour & social security minister, Marta Elena Feitó, announced that at the end of 2018 the country had registered 580,828 self-employed workers.... Read More
Mexico
* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released new figures which show a 0.4% fall in national industrial activity in December 2018 compared with the previous month.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 11 February, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Roberto Cardarelli arrived in Buenos Aires to conduct its third review of the US$56.3bn Stand-by Agreement (SBA) with Argentina. ... Read More
* Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has released new figures which show that meat exports in January 2019 totalled US$84.5m, marking a 12.5% fall on the exports registered the same month last year.... Read More
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- MEXICO: López Obrador locks horns with electricity suppliers
- VENEZUELA: De facto gov’t reinforces military presence on Colombia border
- In brief: Venezuela
- BRAZIL: Gov’t commits to centre for Venezuelan aid
- In brief: Brazil
- COSTA RICA: Alvarado claims security progress
- In brief: Cuba
- In brief: Mexico
- ARGENTINA: IMF checks up on Argentina’s accounts
- In brief: Paraguay