Latin American Economy & Business - June 2019

Various global shocks threaten to lower economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but more, and better, investment in infrastructure could reduce their impact, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).... Read More

Construction on the Ituango dam on the Cauca river in Antioquia department began in 2011, almost 30 years after the initial feasibility study was completed in 1983.... Read More

Earlier this month Venezuela’s national assembly’s finance commission reported that inflation in May was an estimated 31.3% month on month and 815.2% year on year.... Read More

After six months in office, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has successfully channelled many Mexicans’ hopes for more jobs and economic improvement; he remains remarkably popular.... Read More

In June, Mexico’s short-term economic outlook was like a yo-yo.... Read More

The Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE), one of Mexico’s main private-sector lobby groups, has signalled a more collaborative approach to the López Obrador government with a promise to boost investment levels.... Read More

There is a time lag on any investment decision.... Read More

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In May, Auth0, a provider of identity authentication software, became the latest unicorn in Latin America, surpassing the US$1bn valuation.... Read More

Spanish conglomerate Globalia, best known for its Air Europa airline, is already on the tarmac waiting to start operating in Brazil.... Read More

At the start of the month Nayib Bukele took office as El Salvador’s new President.... Read More

The role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been a key focus of the latest violent protests against the Honduran government led by President Juan Orlando Hernández, with claims that the IMF is demanding cuts to education and health budgets and pushing forward with a privatisation agenda.... Read More