Andean Group
Andean Group - October 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Washington takes direct stake in oil production
Colombia
- Aerial coca fumigation back on the agenda
Bolivia
- IMF deal provides relief for Paz but could spark protests
Ecuador/El Salvador
- CIA accused of carrying out covert operations in Pacific
Peru
- Fujimori seeks greater security powers
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
President Donald Trump has made no secret that “making America great again”, for him, involves dominating the western hemisphere so as to ensure US national and economic security.
Andean Group - September 2026
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- Introduction
Colombia
- De la Espriella rips up Petro’s security strategy
- Earthquake tests De la Espriella’s fiscal commitment
Bolivia
- Trouble on the Brazilian border
- No policy U-turns expected under new finance minister
Peru
- New gov’t focuses on disaster preparedness
Peru/Bolivia
- Concerns about Russian recruitment
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella wasted little time in tearing up the security and counternarcotics playbook that was drafted by his left-wing predecessor, Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).
Andean Group - August 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Earthquake devastation threatens economic recovery
Peru
- Fujimorismo returns
Region
- Peru bucks Andean trend of rising coca cultivation
Ecuador
- Militarisation continues under new security plan
- Severe El Niño could impact crucial shrimp industry
Bolivia
- Gov’t tallies economic impact of protests
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
For a nation reeling from years of economic decline, a collapsed state, deep-seated corruption, and political instability, the colossal twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela on 24 June were a damaging blow to hopes for a better life.
Andean Group - July 2026
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- Introduction
Colombia
- Security policy U-turn expected under De la Espriella
- De la Espriella faces uphill battle to lift the economy
Venezuela
- US kills Tren de Aragua leader in air strike
- The gangs in the way of a mining boom
Peru
- Fujimori wins the presidency on her fourth attempt
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella scraped a narrow victory over left-wing continuity candidate Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s 21 June presidential run-off, setting the stage for a sharp U-turn on many of the policies of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.
Andean Group - June 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Daunting debt restructuring process awaits
- Rodríguez looks for friends in the Caribbean
- Political prisoner’s death renews scrutiny of amnesty process
Bolivia
- Paz clings on amid weeks of protests
Ecuador
- Grappling with a medicine shortage
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this June 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group in Venezuela, which has embarked on one of the most complex debt restructurings in history.
Andean Group - May 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- A new mining El Dorado?
- Rodríguez coup-proofs her government
Colombia
- Assassination threats hang over presidential candidates
Peru
- Balcázar on the ropes over fighter jet purchase
Bolivia
- Further upheaval in the energy sector
Region
- Steel sector raises concerns with Andean Community
In a move that echoed the opening up of Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors earlier this year, on 9 April the national assembly approved sweeping legislation aimed at transforming a mining sector plagued by illegality and environmental degradation into a hub for the West’s critical mineral supply chains.
Andean Group - April 2026
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- Introduction
Ecuador
- US joins Noboa’s war on crime
- Opposition warns of democratic erosion
- Noboa angers local governments with unusual spending rule
Bolivia
- ‘King of the South’ captured in Santa Cruz
- Paz seeks stronger Brazil ties in Lula meeting
Venezuela
- US deepens détente with Caracas to speed up oil exports
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
With the war in the Middle East capturing most of the world’s attention, US air strikes in Ecuador on 3 March largely slipped under the radar.
Andean Group - March 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- Flawed amnesty bill signed into law
Colombia
- Has the ‘total peace’ project been a total failure?
- Legislative elections divide congress and muddle presidential race
Ecuador
- New security plan after record murders in 2025
- New law aims to turbocharge mining sector
Peru
- Chancay megaport becomes focus of US-China tensions
Bolivia
- Latest fuel crisis sparked by contamination issue
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
With the signing into law of an amnesty bill for political prisoners on 19 February, Venezuela’s new government has taken an important step towards easing the repression that prevailed under former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026).
Andean Group - February 2026
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- Introduction
Peru
- Elections set to be shaped by crime concerns
- Petroperú faces restructuring
Colombia
- Spying allegations open rift in government
Venezuela
- Was Maduro betrayed by his inner circle?
- New law reopens oil industry to private sector
Ecuador/Colombia
- Noboa unleashes Trump-style tariff war to prod Petro
Bolivia
- Good news and bad
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The 12 April general elections in Peru will take place against a backdrop of rising violence in which criminal groups are growing visibly more powerful.
Andean Group - January 2026
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- Introduction
Venezuela
- US aims to steer Venezuela after capturing Maduro
- The long path to rebuilding Venezuela’s broken economy
Ecuador
- Plan for return of foreign military bases hits the buffers
Bolivia
- Paz lands partial victory after fuel subsidy fight
- Paz administration signals coca crackdown
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this January 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group with two articles looking at the fallout of the US military raid on Venezuela to arrest former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) and his wife on drug and weapons charges.