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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 01 May 2020

From LatinNews Daily
On 30 April, Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Áñez, denounced the efforts of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) opposition party to reschedule the country’s delayed general election as “a very serious attack against the health and lives of Bolivians”.... Read More
* Colombia’s central bank (Banrep) has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 3.75% to 3.25%, as part of its efforts to boost the country’s economy in the face of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
It is not the way the Colombian government would have chosen to celebrate being formally admitted to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after a prolonged accession process spanning seven years.... Read More
The appointment of Tareck El Aissami as Venezuela’s new oil minister elicited a strong reaction from opponents of Nicolás Maduro’s government.... Read More
As governments across the region struggle with the political and economic repercussions of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Peru had looked like being something of an exception, with President Martín Vizcarra winning plaudits for his decisive action to contain the virus and protect the economy [WR-20-14].... Read More

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