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Brazil fiscal and welfare spending demands will clash

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BRAZIL

The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…

Right-wing parties seek new options in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

In the face of left-wing competition, right-wing parties and candidates in several countries are proposing more authoritarian policies and adopting a populist discourse as an…

Brazil voter priorities may turn against Bolsonaro

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BRAZIL

The Brazilian economy has been negatively impacted by external shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and supply-chain constraints, as well as by poor domestic performance…

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…

Brazil's recent economic uptick may prove short-lived

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BRAZIL

The better economic scenario reflects the lingering benefits of lifting COVID-19-related restrictions, higher global prices for Brazil’s commodity exports and government stimulus…

Lower welfare spending may curtail Brazil recovery

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BRAZIL

The economic effects were immediate: a sharp outflow of portfolio capital, which generated exchange rate devaluation of 27.3% in three months; a contraction in GDP, driven down by…

Poor outlook drives fiscal expansion in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

Soon after taking office, President Mauricio Macri announced a "rain of new investments" from foreign companies attracted by the business-friendly tone set by his administration…

Brazil's incipient economic improvement is fragile

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BRAZIL

Recent improvements in different indicators and market confidence in the economically orthodox stance by the new government of new President Michel Temer have increased bets that…

Ethanol will raise US and domestic pressures in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Brazil’s quota of 750 million litres expired at the end of August, primarily affecting imports from the United States. Brazilian ethanol, derived mainly from sugarcane, has been…

Contagion concerns worsen Uruguay's economic outlook

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URUGUAY

The Argentine financial crisis and economic downturn are affecting Uruguay at a time when its economy is cooling while popular discontent is rising over the difficulty of finding…