Latin American Special Reports
Venezuela recovery plans
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- Introduction
- What is the baseline?
- The petroleum curse
- Economic sanctions
- The failure of madurismo
- Covid-19
- Competing recovery plans
- Is the plan enough?
Over a period of years, the Venezuelan economy has suffered a unique and catastrophic downturn.
Latin American populism
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- Recycling populism: to Trump and back
- Weak political systems
- What have the new populists done about crime?
- What have the new populists done about corruption?
- What have the new populists done about the economy?
- How the virus threatens the populists
The combined health and economic crisis unleashed in Latin America by the coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be one of the most severe setbacks in a generation.
Energy in Latin America
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- Introduction: everything is changing
- Energy transition before the shock
- Reacting to the fossil fuel shock
- The role of renewables in the crisis
- Will corporate strategies provide a solution?
- Conclusion: opportunity in the crisis
The world changed in March.
Caribbean IFCs: facing headwinds
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- Introduction
BERMUDA
- (Re)Insuring North America and Europe
CAYMAN ISLANDS
- Banks down, funds up
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
- Countering negative perceptions
THE BAHAMAS
- Breadth more than depth
BARBADOS
- Specialist captive insurance centre
OTHER CENTRES - Trinidad & Tobago, Curaçao, and Panama
- Three other centres in the Caribbean describe themselves as IFCs.
Across the Caribbean, the governments of a number of countries and territories have nurtured offshore financial services as part of policies to diversify economies away from tourism.
Brazil: A year of Jair Bolsonaro
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- A new era in Brazilian politics
The political landscape
- The 2018 election
- Bolsonaro's inner circle
- Redrawing relations with congress
Kick-starting the economy
- A neo-liberal agenda
- An ambitious reform programme
- Concessions and privatisations
- Encouraging results
Tackling corruption
- A new way of doing politics
- Moro and Lava Jato
- The independence of institutions
- Scandals
Reducing insecurity
- Tough-on-crime talk
- Attempts at implementing legislation
- Falling crime rates
A moral agenda
- 'Brazil above everything, God above all'
- The crusade against 'cultural Marxism'
- Rhetoric has consequences
Conclusion
- The economy and security remain the key to re-election hopes
On 1 January 2019, Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in for a four-year term as the 38th president of Brazil, after winning a divisive election in October 2018.