Andean Group
Andean Group - November 2021
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- Introduction
Peru
- Castillo battles claims of guerrilla sympathies in his cabinet
Ecuador-Colombia
- US seeks to rival China’s Belt and Road programme
Ecuador
- State of exception to tackle surging violence
- Looking to flexibilise labour regulations
Bolivia
- Battle for coca union control puts MAS on the back foot
- Money laundering bill withdrawn following protests
Venezuela
- Some signs of recovery
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this November issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group in Peru, where President Pedro Castillo’s first 10 weeks in office were almost completely overshadowed by a series of scandals in which key figures in his cabinet were alleged to support, or to have been members of, the Maoist guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso (SL).
Andean Group - October 2021
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- Introduction
Bolivia
- Excoriating IACHR report on Áñez’s presidency provides boon for Arce
Venezuela
- Monómeros failings ignite opposition dispute over foreign assets
Region
- Efforts intensify to integrate Venezuelan migrants
Colombia
- Industry experts praise new legislation on medicinal cannabis
Ecuador
- Domestic opposition to planned FTA with China
Peru
- Deforestation at highest level in two decades
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The disputed events surrounding the ousting of former president Evo Morales (2006-2009) and the ascension of his successor, Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020), is the wound that refuses to heal in Bolivian politics.
Andean Group - September 2021
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- Introduction
Peru
- Uncertainty reigns over Castillo’s economic direction
- Castillo takes office with unorthodox security plan
Colombia
- Cocaine production at record high despite drop in coca cultivation
Ecuador
- Strategy to counter rocketing prison violence
- Seeking to quell mining concerns
Venezuela
- Digital currency and reconversion unlikely to bring stability
Bolivia
- Looking to new avenues for growth
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Peru’s new President Pedro Castillo sent jitters across financial markets by naming radical figures from the far-left Perú Libre party in his cabinet on 29 July.
Andean Group - August 2021
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- Introduction
Colombia
- Government presents revised tax reform bill
- New ELN leader will struggle to influence ground forces
Venezuela
- Caracas brought to a standstill by gang violence
Ecuador
- Lasso brought to the negotiating table over price controls
Peru
- Plan to tackle inadequate and informal housing
- Plan to accelerate adaptation to climate change
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The government of Colombia has formally presented a revised version of its tax reform bill to congress, three months after the first iteration sparked widespread protests.
Andean Group - July 2021
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Fears of long-term conflict in Apure
Colombia-Venezuela
- Border closure drives growth in illicit trade
Colombia
- Duque’s police reform unlikely to satisfy protesters
- Counting the costs of weeks of protests
Region
- Exporting countries hit hard by fall in FDI
Ecuador
- Lasso’s planned tax reform likely to be diluted
- Alliance against illegal fishing
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The western Venezuelan state of Apure has been embroiled in conflict since late March, when clashes erupted between the dissident 10th Front of the disbanded Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group and the Venezuelan military.
Andean Group - June 2021
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- Introduction
Ecuador
- Lasso faces challenging panorama
- Lasso faces political tightrope away from state-led development
Colombia
- Colombia loses investment grade with S&P
Region
- Andean region beset by press freedom concerns
Peru
- Pension reform rises up the political agenda
Bolivia
- Cocaine ‘mega-labs’ point to increasing narco activity
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Ecuador’s new President Guillermo Lasso arrived in office with a security plan that emphasises crime prevention rather than tougher policing.
Andean Group - May 2021
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- Introduction
Colombia/Region
- The long arm of Mexico’s DTOs
Bolivia
- Familiar concerns over judicial politicisation
Peru
- Coca production continues to rise
Venezuela
- Agriculture lobbies warn of consequences of fuel shortages
Ecuador
- Lasso’s proposed economic agenda likely to face pushback
Colombia
- Committed to reviving the ‘orange economy’
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The relationship between South American and Mexican drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) has been transformed in recent years, according to the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)’s annual report.
Andean Group - April 2021
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Maduro burns bridges over human rights criticisms
Bolivia
- Áñez arrest brings renewed turmoil
Region
- Mixed results in efforts to combat gender violence
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
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro has found international allies hard to come by in recent years.
Andean Group - March 2021
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- Introduction
Region
- Mixed fortunes for Venezuelan migrants
Colombia
- Transitional justice takes a step forward
Ecuador
- Rise in narcotrafficking activity pushes up homicide rate
- 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
- Economic Highlights
The route south through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru had long been a relatively safe corridor for Venezuelans escaping the country’s long-running humanitarian crisis.
Andean Group - February 2021
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- Introduction
Region
- Mounting pressure for police reform
Colombia
- Peace promoters warn of escalating violence
Bolivia
- Surge in smuggling causes problems
Ecuador
- Mining industry at a crossroads
Venezuela
- Maduro eyes digital economy in response to hyperinflation
Peru
- Wind power reaches the sierra
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
A leading global trend of 2020 was the emergence of police violence as a matter of mainstream political debate.
Andean Group - January 2021
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Migrant deaths highlight growing danger
Bolivia
- Coca eradication still a point of contention
Region
- Andean Community takes environmental action
Ecuador
- Progress made in US trade talks
Peru
- Agrarian law stirs controversy
Colombia
- Cerrejón cuts a deal with striking miners
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this January edition of Latin American Regional Report: Andean Region in Venezuela, where the death of 33 people in a shipwreck has drawn international attention to the dangers faced by migrants seeking to flee the country by making the dangerous 50-mile crossing to Trinidad and Tobago.