Latin America/Caribbean

Brazil Bolsonaro/Lula Matchup Wrestles Core Conviction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The arrival of hundreds of thousands monthly into the US and Mexico from the Northern  Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, ...

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