Latin American Economy & Business - January 2019
Poverty contained?
The end of the commodities boom in 2012-2013 triggered five years of slower growth in Latin America and prompted fears that poverty would once more increase...
Regional Economy Review
Region: Brazil and Mexico to set the tone
December and January have seen a wide range of estimates, forecasts, and speculations about the economic outlook for Latin America in 2019...
Mexico: The economics of oil theft
The death of 91 people from a fuel pipeline explosion on 18 January in Tlahuelipan, Hidalgo state, has highlighted the risks of the government's campaign against fuel theft...
Venezuela: Economic emergency measures – not much changes
The country is suffering the worst economic crisis in a generation...
Argentina: Tackling the deficit-inflation dilemma
The good news is that Argentina is on track to meet its fiscal deficit-reduction targets agreed with the IMF...
Brazil: Brazil's stock market booms, but will it last?
The São Paulo Bovespa stock index is one of the best performing in the world in 2019...
Brazil: Bolsonaro tries to woo investors in Davos
On Sunday 20 January President Jair Bolsonaro took a flight to Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum...
Brazil: Pension reform ideas start to circulate
The new government has begun to reveal its ideas for tackling the most pressing problem weighing on Brazil's public finances: pension reform...
Guyana: Upcoming early election raises questions over future economic policy stance
The prospect of an early election in Guyana following a motion of no-confidence that was tabled by the opposition on 21 December has raised uncertainties about the likely policy stance that the next administration will adopt...
Ecuador: Oil production struggles
Central Bank data confirms that oil production remained lacklustre in late-2018...
Jamaica: Government targets development of stock market
The authorities are seeking to use the stock exchange as a way of raising funds for national infrastructure projects, in a bid to reduce pressure on government spending and enable a continued fall in public debt...
Regional Business Review
Bolivia: Navigating a "sea of gas"
According to hydrocarbons minister Luis Sánchez, Bolivia has discovered a "sea of gas" in the Subandino Sur, part of the Huamampampa Profundo formation that stretches across the departments of Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, and Tarija...
Region: Despite obstacles, e-commerce set to grow
E-commerce is set to grow dramatically in Latin America, despite a range of bureaucratic and logistical obstacles...
Chile: Copper set for modest improvement
Copper production and export earnings look set to increase this year, despite worries over China and the state of the global economy...
Brazil: Ex-admiral appointed chairman of state oil giant Petrobras
Until January 2018, Fleet Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira commanded the Brazilian Navy...
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