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LatinNews Daily - 30 March 2023

Main Briefing
On 29 March Ecuador’s constitutional court (CC) gave the green light to an impeachment trial of President Guillermo Lasso.... Read More
Andean
* The director of the United Nations Education Cannot Wait (ECW) fund, Yasmine Sherif, has announced that ECW will increase its investments aimed at supporting education in Colombia.... Read More
Brazil
On 29 March, Brazil’s finance minister Fernando Haddad met President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, along with other senior government officials, to confirm the details of a proposal for a set of fiscal responsibility rules.... Read More
* Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released the latest figures on lending, showing that outstanding loans from banks fell for the second consecutive month in February.... Read More
Central America & Caribbean
On 29 March hundreds of agricultural producers took to the streets in Costa Rica’s capital, San José, demanding better policies from the centre-right government led by President Rodrigo Chaves to protect food security and the sector, and against his push for Costa Rica to join the Pacific Alliance trade bloc (comprising Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru).... Read More
*Panama’s minister for public works (MOP), Rafael Sabonge, and Wang Jun, the general manager of Chinese consortium Consorcio Panamá Cuarto Puente (comprising China Communications Construction Company LTD and China Harbour Engineering Company LTD), have signed an addendum regarding the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.... Read More
Mexico
On 29 March, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the US and Mexico were “updating and adapting” their approach to transnational narcotics challenges in face of the growing prevalence of synthetic drugs.... Read More
* Mexico’s mining chamber (Camimex) has stated that a reform initiative to reduce mining concessions from 50 to 15 years, extendable only once for an equal period subject to the availability of water, will damage the national economy.... Read More
Southern Cone
On 29 March US President Joe Biden hailed an “enormous opportunity” for his country to increase “economic integration” with Argentina as he welcomed President Alberto Fernández on an official visit to the White House.... Read More
* Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released the latest figures on economic activity which shows that the economy grew by 0.3% in January 2023 as compared to the previous month.... Read More

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