Latin American Special Reports
Covid and after: the battle for fiscal space in LAC
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- What is fiscal space and who wants it?
- Record fiscal deficits in 2020
- The struggle for fiscal adjustment
- The wild card: Politics
- Argentina postpones the IMF reckoning
- Street protests in Colombia
- Swings and roundabouts: Mexico and Brazil
- Towards a new consensus on fiscal management?
- Conclusion: politics holds the key
There are various definitions of ‘fiscal space’, all broadly based on the idea of having some kind of financial reserve or money held ‘in the back pocket’ which would allow a government to deal with unexpected spending needs.
Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Tough times for fossil fuels
- Energy transition scenarios
- The contrarian view
- Who is ready for the transition?
- The hydrogen opportunity
- Uruguay – ready to go?
- Mexico – heading the wrong way?
- Brazil – looking behind the bad press
- Venezuela – stranded assets in the Orinoco?
- Colombia – making the diversification play
- Chile – cleaning up after coal
- Looking for the green recovery
- A world of competing energies
Is it ‘game over’ for fossil fuels and if so, what are the implications for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? The ‘end of oil’ has frequently been predicted but seems unlikely in the short term.
Covid in Latin America
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- An epicentre of the global pandemic
- Weakness before the black swan
- How the outbreak hit the region
- Brazil: The ‘little flu’ takes over
- Mexico re-opens too soon
- Argentina’s vaccine jumpers
- Colombia counts the cost of lockdown
- Peru’s perfect storm
- Chile bets on mass vaccination
- Uruguay tests the limits of ‘responsible freedom’
- Looking back: Some lessons from the pandemic
- Looking forward: What will happen next?
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe for the world, not least for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Election Watch
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- Introduction
- ECUADOR: Correa’s protégé leads the pack
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele poised to strengthen his presence
- PERU: Outsider in pole position
- MEXICO: Referendum on López Obrador and Morena
- HAITI: Elections mired in controversy
- ARGENTINA: A test for Peronism
- CHILE: A wide-open race
- NICARAGUA: Ortega set for another term
- HONDURAS: More of the same?
- ST LUCIA: UWP to face electorate after historic slump
The 2021 election calendar for Latin America opens on 7 February with presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador where the ruling Alianza País (AP) is likely to be punished for the failings of President Lenín Moreno’s outgoing administration.