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Panama will pursue transparency efforts in 2017

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PANAMA

Panama’s efforts to improve transparency.

High corporate debt risks Brazil's post-COVID recovery

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BRAZIL

Small companies have been the most affected. Government programmes have supplied credit but struggled to channel funds to the neediest companies, especially at the beginning of…

Bolivia’s Anez will struggle with authoritarian image

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BOLIVIA

Growing tensions.

New fiscal law aims to clean up Panama’s reputation

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PANAMA

This marks another step towards Panama’s long-standing aim of strengthening its fiscal framework and countering its reputation as a tax haven. While the law will bring some…

Argentina's YPF avoids default but not further pain

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ARGENTINA

In January YPF announced a plan to restructure its USD6.2bn foreign debt which, if successful, would represent the largest deal of its kind by an Argentine company. Reportedly…

FATF mission may find Paraguay corruption worsening

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PARAGUAY

The controversial decision coincided with the start of a major international evaluation of Paraguay’s compliance with international guidelines on combatting illicit financial…

Brazil elections cast doubt on Correios privatisation

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BRAZIL

Since taking office, President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged a series of privatisations but with few advances to date. Finance Minister Paulo Guedes has recently stressed that the…

Brazil's private sector may move on ethnic inequality

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BRAZIL

The backlash not only caused immediate protests nationwide, but also heightened the focus on persistent racism. On average, Black and mixed-race people face higher unemployment…

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Chile relief plan will seek to limit COVID-19 damage

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CHILE

Combined with a change of health minister on June 13, the government hopes this will represent a turning point in Chile's so far unsuccessful attempts to contain the spread of the…