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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 23 August 2019
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On 15 August, Mesías Tatamuez, one of the presidents of the Frente Unitario de Trabjadores (FUT), which groups Ecuador’s main workers’ unions, confirmed that the group is organising a national protest march for 5 September in rejection of the economic policies implemented by the government led by President Lenín Moreno.... Read More
* Eduardo Serpa, the director of sustainability for United Kingdom-headquartered multinational mining firm Anglo American, has offered to improve water access in Moquegua region, Peru.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Ecuador’s top court, the Corte Nacional de Justicia (CNJ), has ordered the preventive detention of former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) in connection with a corruption case.... Read More
Entering his second year in office, Colombia’s President Iván Duque is looking for something to give him a lift in the opinion polls.... Read More
Colombian agribusiness firm Uniban is holding negotiations with Chinese firm Goodfarmer Foods Holding to start exporting bananas to China.... Read More
The confrontation between Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra and the country’s single-chamber legislature appears to be deepening, as political parties fragment further.... Read More
Speculation that Venezuelan government strongman Diosdado Cabello held secret talks with someone close to the US administration led by President Donald Trump seized the headlines this week.... Read More
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- ECUADOR: Unions maintain pressure
- In brief: Anglo American offers better access to water in Moquegua, Peru
- ECUADOR: Correa accused of leading criminal organisation
- COLOMBIA: Duque looks for a tail wind
- COLOMBIA: Banana fungus strikes as China export deal agreed
- PERU: Splits within splits
- China’s crude announcement trumps Cabello’s secret talks