Latin American Economy & Business - February 2019

Nayib Bukele won the El Salvador elections on 3 February with a near-landslide (53.1% of the vote, more than his two main rivals combined).... Read More

General trends in 2018... Read More

2018 was a difficult year for the Cuban economy, with a floundering Venezuelan economy causing headaches as preferential oil exports dried up, and agricultural output hampered by damage from Hurricane Irma in late 2017.... Read More

Following a series of talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Ecuadorian authorities, a formal loan deal looks likely in the coming months.... Read More

Brazil’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged on 6 February and signalled that congress needs to pass austerity measures before borrowing costs can fall.... Read More

A gap is opening up between Brazilians’ economic expectations and current conditions, including the job market and family finances.... Read More

As violent protests continue to rock Haiti, the government has responded with a number of measures designed to address public gripes.... Read More

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Over 165 people have died, while scores remaining missing, presumed dead, after the collapse of a tailings dam operated by Vale near Brumadinho, Minas Gerais.... Read More

There are strong arguments in favour of converting Latin America to use electric vehicles (EVs), rather than petrol-burning ones.... Read More

Amidst Venezuela’s political and economic crisis there are two questions to be asked about oil production.... Read More