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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 20 August 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 19 August, Pedro Alliana, the president of Paraguay’s national chamber of deputies, announced that the motion to subject President Mario Abdo Benítez and Vice President Hugo Velázquez to impeachment proceedings will be debated by the chamber this week, adding that he expected that it would be rejected.... Read More
On 20 August, Brazil’s central bank (BCB) issued a statement confirming that a presidential decree would transfer the responsibilities of the council of control of financial activities (Coaf) to the BCB, where it will henceforth be known as the unit of financial intelligence (UIF).... Read More
* The US dollar has strengthened against the Brazilian real and was up to R$4.068/US$1 at the end of 19 August.... Read More
* Chile’s central bank (BCCh) has released new figures which show GDP growth for the second quarter of 2019 was 1.9% year-on-year.... Read More
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