Brazil Bolsonaro/Lula Matchup Wrestles Core Conviction
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A year ahead of October 2022 elections, inflation is surging as Brazil endures the worst drought in nearly a century. ...
Colombia’s Taxing Downgrade Drama Take
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Nationwide protests continue in Colombia despite President Duque’s withdrawal of the 1.5% of GDP fiscal reform program designed to broaden ...
Latin America Polls Rehearse Decade Gloom Chorus
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Latin America’s heavy 2021-22 election cycle has already delivered surprises to investors as they assess Covid-19’s devastating impact throughout the ...
Bolsonaro Petrobras Petro-bomb Scatters Debris
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s ousting of state oil giant Petrobras’ head a week ago will have longer-term repercussions despite his ...
Latin America’s Spoiled Pension Ecosystem
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The creation of private pension funds in Chile in the 1980s was hailed as the answer to bankrupt public systems ...
Latin America’s Roiled Remittance Remedy
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The 2019 Inter-American Dialogue annual survey of regional remittance trends showed slower 8% growth to almost $100 billion, with “political ...
Jamaica’s Festive Fund Graduation Jam
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Jamaica was a top MSCI Frontier index performer with an over 20% gain after the IMF lauded “exemplary commitment” upon ...
Venezuela’s Circuitous Sanctions Cycle
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Following Venezuela’s removal from benchmark bond indices after US sanctions as rival international coalitions line up to remove and support ...
Argentina’s Repeat Restructuring Recipes
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Argentine securities were in free fall after the August opposition coalition primary election wipeout of incumbent President Macri and his ...
Central America’s Interrupted Integration Intent
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The arrival of hundreds of thousands monthly into the US and Mexico from the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, ...