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Inexperienced Castillo faces major challenges in Peru

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PERU

A profile of Pedro Castillo.

Cabinet confirmation is a respite for Peru's Castillo

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PERU

The vote of confidence will provide some leeway to the embattled Castillo presidency. Although critical of government policies, centrist and centre-right parties feared that a…

Interim government will enjoy little leeway in Peru

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PERU

Outgoing President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment was a response to congressional dissatisfaction with his government’s policies, especially those designed to root out corruption…

COVID-19 will have wide-ranging impacts in Peru

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PERU

The likely impacts of COVID-19.

Copper will bolster economic improvements in Peru

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PERU

The booming copper industry will stimulate production overall while helping to bolster export earnings and treasury receipts. The Castillo administration has produced proposals…

Sagasti will ease pre-election tensions in Peru

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PERU

The new government will bring a much-needed easing of tensions following the widespread protests that met the short-lived presidency of Manuel Merino. Sagasti should be able to…

Guzman departure will raise crisis risks in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

Guzman’s abrupt resignation, after months of pressure from Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK), nonetheless took the government by surprise. His resignation…

Angolan privatisation will test Lourenco reform agenda

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ANGOLA

Lourenco’s government launched in August its flagship Privatisation Programme (PROPRIV), with 195 companies and assets set to be either fully or partially sold. With a legal…

COVID-19 crisis could alter Angolan power dynamics

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ANGOLA

Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…

Peru teachers' strike ends, but will not be the last

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PERU

However, the government and the strikers failed to reach agreement on the key topic of institutionalising periodic evaluations of teachers’ competence. Marilu Marten’s future as…