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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 16 January 2020
From LatinNews Daily
On 15 January, sources within the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty) confirmed to the press that Brazil had formalised the suspension of its activities in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) regional forum.... Read More
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released figures for the retail trade sector, which show that sales grew 0.6% in November 2019, compared with October.... Read More
On 15 January Uruguay’s former president, José Mujica (2010-2015), criticised a proposal by President-elect Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou to offer tax incentives to Argentine entrepreneurs to attract them to Uruguay.... Read More
* Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released the latest figures for the consumer price index (IPC), according to which monthly inflation grew 3.7% in December 2019, slowing slightly after November recorded monthly inflation of 4.3%.... Read More
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