LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 23 September 2019

* Peru’s energy & mining minister Francisco Ísmodes said the country has a portfolio of mining projects which represents over US$57bn in investment, adding that the government aims to seek a further US$21bn in mining investment.... Read More

Set against the backdrop of a slowing global economy and concentrated flows into the region, in August the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) released its annual report into the state of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region in 2018, highlighting a number of patterns and emerging trends.... Read More

Colombia’s right-wing President Iván Duque and the ruling Centro Democrático (CD) marked one year in office on 7 August, with a mixed report card on the economy and other areas.... Read More

Struggles over mining have intensified in Ecuador as the government led by President Lenín Moreno has signalled its intent to make the sector one of the pillars of the economy, and anti-mining activists have made important advances in their efforts to prevent the expansion of medium- and large-scale mines.... Read More

Appreciated in Western markets for their nutritional properties, Brazil nuts are mostly collected in Bolivia in hazardous work conditions between November and May every year.... Read More

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