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Andean Group - July 2020
Introduction
Following the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia, military coca eradication missions were meant to be swapped for development aid and crop substitution programmes. Since the election of President Iván Duque in 2018, however, there have been hints that a return to old ways could be on the cards; we begin this July edition of Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group by exploring how the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic seems to have presented the perfect opportunity for rekindling this ‘war on drugs’.
- Introduction
- Coca crackdown threatens lives and livelihoods
- Pandemic puts sanctions in the spotlight
- Electoral fraud question hangs over coming vote
- Canadian mining interests face coronavirus criticism
- Pandemic threatens to devastate economy
- Pensions reform looms as social security deficit worsens
- Economic Highlights