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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 14 April 2020
From LatinNews Daily
On 12 April, Ecuador’s umbrella trade union movement Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT) and the chamber of industry & production (CIP) issued a joint statement condemning the government’s response to the country’s health, economic, and social emergencies.... Read More
* Peru’s central bank (BCRP) has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points, from 1.25% to an all-time low of 0.25%.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
After last week’s explosive developments [WR-20-13], tensions in Venezuela have continued to simmer.... Read More
The struggle to repatriate citizens caught out by the sudden closure of national borders has been a widespread problem in Latin America, but the reluctance of Bolivia’s interim government to assist several hundred Bolivians stranded at the Chilean border has escalated into an issue of significant national controversy.... Read More
COLOMBIA | Turning to the IMF.... Read More
Peru’s government seems to be enjoying a political sweet spot at the moment, with the tough coronavirus (Covid-19) isolation measures and radical moves to protect the economy generating significant popular support.... Read More
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