Latin American Economy & Business
Economy & Business - April 2021
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- Mexico raises economic growth forecast, but recovery remains slow
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- ECUADOR: Pandemic deals major blow to poverty reduction progress
- REGION: Pandemic drives surge in e-commerce across the Andean region
- PERU: Peru announces sale of lithium deposits
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- URUGUAY: There is carbon in those trees
- BRAZIL: The virus is undermining the recovery
- ARGENTINA: Doing the dance with the IMF
- REGION: Mercosur’s unhappy 30th birthday
- CHILE: Pension dispute intensifies
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- REGION: Caribbean faces long-haul recovery
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele faces financial constraints
- PANAMA: Disquiet at home and abroad over economic outlook
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Reform of hydrocarbons law will only benefit Pemex
- MEXICO: Agreement over changes to outsourcing will mitigate their impact
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) on 31 March updated its economic growth forecast ahead of its 2022 budget proposal.
Economy & Business - March 2021
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- Costa Rica tops regional ranking for e-commerce readiness
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- ECUADOR: An uphill struggle to increase oil production
- PERU/COLOMBIA: Cautious hopes for economic recovery
- BOLIVIA: Government announces discovery of major new gas well
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Bolsonaro moves Petrobras goalposts
- CHILE: Economic recovery in sight?
- ARGENTINA: Time to improve the Hidrovía
- URUGUAY: Slight hitch on the road to recovery?
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- GUATEMALA: Seeking to boost exports and FDI
- JAMAICA : Sets course for recovery
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Arbitration request points to worsening of investment conditions
- MEXICO: Social policy programmes fail to mitigate increase in poverty
- MEXICO: Audit report shows widespread irregularities in public accounts
- MEXICO: Pemex’s 2020 results point to worsening situation
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has ranked Costa Rica first in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for preparedness to support online shopping.
Economy & Business - February 2021
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- Ecuador’s mining industry at a crossroads
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- VENEZUELA: Maduro eyes digital economy in response to hyperinflation
- PERU: Wind power reaches the sierra
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Looking for a rare earth revolution
- BRAZIL: Stop dancing in the streets
- ARGENTINA: YPF faces financial squeeze
- ARGENTINA: ‘Wealth tax’ comes into force
- PARAGUAY: The call of the Peoples’ Republic
- CHILE: Moving beyond fossil fuel
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- REGION: Campaigns target visitors following dire year for tourism
- COSTA RICA: Alvarado pins hopes on IMF deal
- THE BAHAMAS: Mixed feelings over oil search failure
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Growth forecast will not offset 2020 contraction
- MEXICO: Electricity reform plans deepen investors’ concerns
- MEXICO: Alternative plan may avoid Banxico reform
- MEXICO: Semiconductors shortage undermines auto production
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Ecuador’s mining sector grew substantially in 2020, albeit from a low base, as large-scale mining production accelerated rapidly after being launched in late 2019.
Economy & Business - January 2021
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- Argentina’s policy zig-zags cloud investor outlook for 2021
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- ECUADOR: Progress made in US trade talks
- PERU: Agrarian law stirs controversy
- COLOMBIA: Cerrejón cuts a deal with striking miners
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: The vaccine is not an economic silver bullet
- URUGUAY: No longer the pandemic poster boy
- REGION: A six-month window for a Mercosur-EU deal?
- CHILE: Finance minister blasts SQM
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- REGION: Struggles to rebuild after Hurricanes Eta and Iota
- REGION: Multinational telecoms firms drive FDI
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Pressure on central bank to help recovery
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO
- MEXICO: Pension reform welcome but concerns remain
- MEXICO: More Chinese involvement in railway projects
- MEXICO: Mexican airlines at risk of collapse
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
The Argentine government led by President Alberto Fernández completed the first of its four years in office on 10 December 2020.