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Brazil's trade deficit highlights deeper economic ills

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BRAZIL

According to Central Bank estimates, a trade deficit of this magnitude increases the current account deficit to around 4% of GDP, the highest in 13 years, and the third-largest…

Argentine foreign finance fears will rise this year

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ARGENTINA

In 2018 the economic slump and devaluation helped to improve the trade balance by cutting imports. However, the current account deficit reached 5.4% of GDP, up from 4.9% in 2017…

Import obstacles will slow Argentine economic rebound

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ARGENTINA

In January, the Central Bank of Argentina restricted access to the official exchange market for imports of some luxury goods, while the government asked companies to present their…

Brazil's third-quarter bounceback may not be sustained

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BRAZIL

The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still affecting the Brazilian economy. After a sharp recession in the first two quarters of the year, the economy partially…

Prospects for Argentina to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for Argentina to end-2019.