Latin American Economy & Business - January 2014 (ISSN 1741-7430)

After two postponements, the Mercosur presidential summit (due to be attended by the leaders of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela) was due to be held in Caracas at the end of January, but as we went to press was delayed again until the first fortnight in February. In the run-up to the meeting, the list of disputes and issues requiring the attention of the heads of state was looking daunting.