Latin American Economy & Business
Economy & Business - January 2026
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- The long path to rebuilding Venezuela’s broken economy
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- BOLIVIA: Paz lands partial victory after fuel subsidy fight
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- CHILE: Kast expected to moderate radical right-wing agenda
- BRAZIL: Bank collapse uncovers political, regulatory, market issues
- ARGENTINA: Milei bills advance in congress with writeoffs
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- GUATEMALA: Setback for gov’t as CC suspends 2026 budget
- NICARAGUA: US imposes phased-in tariffs following trade investigation
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele gov’t announces AI education partnership with Elon Musk
- CUBA: New devaluation fails to convince the markets
- HAITI: Economic recovery on the agenda
- REGION: Tough year ahead?
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Tariffs on China take effect
- MEXICO: Airline merger to face close regulatory scrutiny
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum moves on labour law overhaul
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrations were largely absent in the streets of Caracas after the dramatic US raid to arrest former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) on drug and weapons charges on 3 January.