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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone – 18 November 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 17 November, Argentina’s President-elect Alberto Fernández revealed that members of his transition team have already begun discussions with Argentina’s creditors over renegotiating the country’s debt.... Read More
On 17 November, Brazil’s former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011), recently released from prison following a supreme court (STF) ruling, spoke at the ‘Lula Livre’ festival in Recife, Pernambuco state, in the Nordeste.... Read More
* Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras has announced that it has commenced production at the new 'P-68' platform in the Berbigão 'pre-salt' deep-water oil field in the Santos basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.... Read More
* The Chilean peso has reversed its downwards spiral after political party leaders in the country reached an historic agreement with President Sebastián Piñera’s government to hold a referendum in April 2020 on the drafting of a new constitution.... Read More
From Latin American Economy & Business
Chile ranks top in the region in the latest competitiveness report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), while Haiti comes in last.... Read More
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A major and mysterious oil spill in the Brazilian northeast, first reported in early September, has now polluted well over 200 beaches.... Read More
A major oil and gas licensing auction, which took place on 6 November and had been billed a ‘mega-tender’, was expected to raise around US$25bn in signing fees and confirm the Brazilian offshore as a world-class prospect for hydrocarbon exploration and production (E&P).... Read More
Solar energy continues to offer a source of highly-competitive and renewable electricity, according to the latest auction.... Read More
In recent years Uruguay has managed a floating exchange rate which has offered a reasonable combination of flexibility and stability.... Read More
Analysts have been puzzled by the outbreak of major protests in Chile, a country that is relatively wealthier and more equal than many of its neighbours.... Read More
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- ARGENTINA: Fernández starts to negotiate with creditors
- BRAZIL: Lula rallies supporters and takes aim at gov’t
- In brief: Brazil’s Petrobras starts production on new oil rig
- In brief: Depreciation of Chilean peso stops following political accord
- WEF ranks Chile top in class for competitiveness, Haiti bottom
- Economic Highlights
- Oil & Gas: Brazil’s big spill
- Oil & Gas: Brazil’s big auction
- Brazil solar projects get green light
- Uruguayan peso to take the strain
- Thin pensions in Chile