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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 24 June 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 21 June, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned a further four officials in ‘the inner circle’ of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, accused variously of violating the rights of opposition figures, promulgating repressive laws, silencing the media, and denying medical attention to injured protesters.... Read More
* The Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) has announced that Panama will again be included in its list of ‘high-risk’ countries.... Read More
From Latin American Economy & Business
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
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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
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