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Post-pandemic recovery will be protracted in Peru

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PERU

Peru’s previously buoyant economy has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, contracting by around 13.38% in the first ten months of this year. Investment has been hit, as…

Peso debt fears will mount pre-election in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

After financial turbulence in the first half of 2022, the economy stabilised in the second half, and the government is estimated to have met IMF policy targets for 2022. However…

Morales will not push coca farmers in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

Coca politics.

Fires raise climate change readiness fears in Chile

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CHILE

A wave of forest fires has devastated a large area of central-southern Chile, raising questions about the country's preparedness for climate change but also further undermining…

Farm protests may destabilise Paraguay elections

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PARAGUAY

The impact of farm protests in Paraguay.

Economic woes to mark succession preparation in Cuba

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CUBA

The Cuban economy.

Bolivia fires could reduce Morales’s election lead

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BOLIVIA

Wildfires in Bolivia.

China trade deal has pros and cons for Ecuador

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ECUADOR

The deal, which was finalised under former President Guillermo Lasso (2021-23) and approved by the National Assembly in February, promises improved access to expanding Chinese…

Deforestation and crime expand in Brazil’s Amazonia

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BRAZIL

Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…

New government in Guyana will face challenges

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GUYANA

The government has changed hands only once since independence in 1966: in 1992 the People's Progressive Party (PPP), led by Cheddi Jagan, assumed power following 26 years of…