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Caribbean & Central America - May 2019

Introduction
In this May edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at Panama.... Read More
Central America
Ever since the new larger locks were completed in 2016 the work of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been presented as a success story, increasing shipping transits and bringing in rising revenues for the country.... Read More
People trafficking in Central America is a major problem but because of its clandestine nature it is hard to estimate its magnitude.... Read More
As Guatemala prepares for general elections in June, the United Nations (UN)-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Cicig) has produced a report which shines a light on illicit networks of power in the nation’s political system.... Read More
On 3 February, the Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA) announced its new Central American Programme for the Management of Coffee Leaf Rust (Procagica) in an attempt to solve the numerous problems facing the coffee sector in Central America.... Read More
Caribbean
Clouds gather over the struggling Cuban economy as the Helms-Burton Act heaves into view.... Read More
The timing of the political cycle, with an election due by May 2020 at the latest, and maybe earlier depending on legal challenges related to the 21 December no confidence motion (NCM), is less than optimum for the ruling A Partnership for National Unity (Apnu) coalition.... Read More
In late April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its fifth review of Jamaica’s performance under the programme supported by the 2016 Stand-by Arrangement (SBA).... Read More
*** DECLINE IN US VISAS FOR GUYANESE.... Read More
Highlights
EL SALVADOR | Remittances up.... Read More

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