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Latin American Economy & Business - March 2019
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Venezuela has just suffered one Latin America’s longest power cuts.... Read More
Regional Economy Review
The Venezuelan healthcare system has collapsed in recent years as a severe economic crisis has struck a nation that was previously one of the wealthiest in the region.... Read More
If there is a race on in Latin America to halt or even reverse carbon emissions, Costa Rica wants to be the first across the line.... Read More
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On 3 December 2018, Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado’s pivotal tax reform was approved by congress after months of union strikes, protests, and violent confrontation.... Read More
Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has warned that a watered-down version of the government’s much-vaunted pension reform would present a threat to future generations.... Read More
A decision by the European Union (EU) on 12 March to add ten jurisdictions to its blacklist of territories using widespread tax avoidance schemes has been widely criticised in the Caribbean.... Read More
The peso is still under pressure, interest rates are sky-high, and inflation is heading in the wrong direction.... Read More
On 11 March, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that it had approved a US$4.2bn credit package for Ecuador.... Read More
Regional Business Review
The purchase of 200 electric buses for the public transport network in Santiago de Chile is part of a wave of trade and investment deals between the two nations.... Read More
A two-day conference held in late February aimed at securing investment commitments from foreign firms has exceeded expectations, according to Colombia’s investment agency, ProColombia.... Read More
Any uncertainty over whether the controversial construction of a new oil refinery would go ahead appears to have been laid to rest in mid-March, with the release of bidding documents ahead of a planned auction for stakes in the project.... Read More
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- Anatomy of a catastrophic blackout
- Venezuela: Health crisis threatens regional economies
- Costa Rica: The race to a net zero-carbon economy
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Costa Rica: Alvarado’s beleaguered tax reform finally passes congress
- Brazil: Guedes warns against watered-down pension reform
- Region: Caribbean angered by EU blacklist
- Argentina: Economic outlook still cloudy
- Ecuador: New IMF agreement is finalised
- Chile: Electric bus deal heralds deeper relationship with China
- Colombia: ProColombia drums up extra investment
- Mexico: AMLO presses ahead with refinery project