Latin American Economy & Business
Economy & Business - March 2023
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- Renewed concerns over nationalisation of Mexico’s lithium reserves
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- COLOMBIA: Petro unveils sweeping national development plan
- PERU: Protests dampen economic outlook
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Economic policies cause a stir
- PARAGUAY/BRAZIL: Paraguay wants better Itaipú terms from Lula, again
- URUGUAY: Tax breaks amid drought-induced economic slowdown
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- EL SALVADOR: Ratings agencies sound note of cautious optimism, but poverty rate rises
- CENTRAL AMERICA: US announces US$950m in private sector investment
- CUBA: What chances of debt renegotiation?
- JAMAICA: Is this a Caribbean success story?
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Local airlines face tough times
- MEXICO: Much to be done to improve public spending accountability
- MEXICO: Women’s labour participation remains poor
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador published two decrees in the official gazette (DOF) on 18 February.
Economy & Business - February 2023
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- Economic woes follow Argentina’s World Cup bliss
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- BOLIVIA: Camacho’s arrest inflames regional divide
- COLOMBIA: Petro to take over utility regulators
- VENEZUELA: Back to hyperinflation?
- VENEZUELA: The gradual return of tourists
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL-REGION: Lula backs integration talk with money
- CHILE: Boric says no to Dominga mine
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- PANAMA: Vital mining sector remains in limbo
- HONDURAS: Controversial new budget will be largest in Central America
- THE BAHAMAS: Economics of a crypto blowout
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Venezuela deal has regional potential
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Peso’s strong performance expected to continue
- MEXICO: Strict anti-tobacco laws to impact business
- MEXICO: Taxi trouble in Quintana Roo
- MEXICO: Planned cargo flight change to go ahead despite concerns
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
For most Argentines the euphoria of winning the football World Cup title for the third time last year quickly gave way to renewed economic malaise.
Economy & Business - January 2023
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- Cuba faces little chance of strong recovery in 2023
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- VENEZUELA: Easing of sanctions may signal end to pariah status
- COLOMBIA: Gas output to rise in long transition to green energy
- REGION: Waking up to green hydrogen
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Lula’s economic challenges
- REGION: Uruguay tells Mercosur to grow or die
- ARGENTINA: The white gold rush in the Andes
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- CENTRAL AMERICA: Vital coffee industry facing serious challenges, says new report
- CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica maintains position as largest receiver of FDI
- COSTA RICA: Fiscal deficit progress as first external bond issuance since 2019 approved
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Social progress stagnates
- MEXICO: Much-needed minimum wage rise takes effect
- MEXICO: Paid holiday increased for workers
- MEXICO: Tensions over plan to ban imports of GM corn
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
While 2022 was a tough year for all Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba suffered more than most – and it looks set to continue lagging in 2023 as some of its regional neighbours push forward on the recovery path.