Weekly Report - 26 September 2019 (WR-19-38)

Fiery speeches in New York might have grabbed the headlines this week but developments in Georgetown are likely to have a more long-lasting impact.... Read More

Nicolás Maduro is no stranger to excoriating criticism from foreign powers and international forums.... Read More

It was a powerful image.... Read More

ECUADOR | Ecuador secures more external financing.... Read More

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro stayed true to himself at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, opening the general debate on 24 September with a combative speech which echoed his aggressive campaign rhetoric and made no attempt to seek conciliation, as some had thought it might.... Read More

It took nearly 20 years to negotiate but the trade deal struck between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is in greater danger of unravelling three months on than receiving ratification from member states.... Read More

President Mauricio Macri will visit 30 Argentine cities, one for each remaining day of the electoral campaign, to try and force the presidential contest on 27 October to a second round.... Read More

URUGUAY | Bond issue.... Read More

No fewer than three state governors are under threat of impeachment by Mexico’s federal senate.... Read More

MEXICO | Pemex director expects increase in oil production.... Read More

President Daniel Ortega’s recent refusal to allow an Organization of American States (OAS) commission entry to Nicaragua is the latest sign of his intransigence in the face of mounting international pressure to end the government’s deadly crackdown on political opponents.... Read More

The senate session scheduled this week to ratify Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s pick for prime minister, Fritz William Michel, has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.... Read More

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Concerned by impact of Thomas Cook collapse.... Read More

Ecuador’s government was stung into action last week after the personal details of some 20m individuals appeared on an unprotected internet server.... Read More

“Our Amazon is larger than the whole of western Europe and remains virtually untouched – proof that we are one of the countries that most protects the environment.” Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.... Read More