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LatinNews Daily - 21 January 2022
Main Briefing
On 20 January Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for another term after winning a landslide for the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) in the 19 January elections.... Read More
Andean
On 20 January, Peru’s President Pedro Castillo said that his government would launch “criminal, civil and administrative proceedings” in response to a 15 January oil spill off the coast of Lima.... Read More
* Bolivia’s hydrocarbons and energy minister, Franklin Molina, has released figures on the energy sector’s performance in 2021, highlighting its recovery from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
Brazil
On 20 January, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro travelled to Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, for an official visit. ... Read More
* The Brazilian subsidiary of Spain's banking giant Santander has released its latest macro scenario update on Brazil, in which it warns that “inflation [is] still a concern” this year.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
* El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has paid a visit to Turkey, where he met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and discussed “strategic investment” and support in the areas of technology and education.... Read More
Mexico
On 20 January, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Energy Minister Rocío Nahle to discuss, among other things, Mexico’s controversial electricity sector reform. ... Read More
* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released new figures from its national employment survey (Enoe) which show that the unemployment rate in December stood at 3.5%, down from 3.9% in November, representing the lowest rate since the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 20 January Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric held a meeting with the leaders of four traditional leftist political parties to broaden his governing alliance.
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* Argentina’s economy ministry has announced that the country’s primary fiscal deficit reached Ar$496.34bn (US$4.76bn) in December 2021.... Read More
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- BARBADOS: Mottley wins re-election landslide
- PERU: Calls for action against Repsol intensify after oil spill
- In brief: Bolivia highlights energy sector’s recovery in 2021
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro pays Suriname a visit
- In brief: Santander concerned about inflation in Brazil
- In brief: El Salvador and Turkey boost ties
- MEXICO: US energy secretary visits to discuss electricity reform
- In brief: Unemployment falls again in Mexico
- CHILE: Boric builds broader alliance
- In brief: Argentina’s deficit shrinks year-on-year