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Andean Group - April 2019
Introduction
An informal workforce has long undermined Peru’s capacity to develop as an economy and a society.... Read More
Peru
An informal workforce has long undermined Peru’s capacity to develop as an economy and a society.... Read More
Colombia
On 6 April, the Colombian government led by President Iván Duque reached an agreement with indigenous groups in the southwestern Pacific department of Cauca, after a four-week-long blockade of the Pan-American highway.... Read More
A series of recent events have once again cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Colombian peace agreement signed in 2016 by the previous administration led by President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018) and the now formally demobilised Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrillas.... Read More
Ecuador
As widely expected, Ecuador in late February signed a financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), plus other multilateral lenders, for a total amount of US$10bn. Much as happened in Argentina, the gradualist approach to fiscal adjustment didn’t work, and President Lenín Moreno – like President Mauricio Macri – ran out of options.... Read More
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