A Hundred-Year Concession Over 17 Venezuelan Oil Fields
The US-Venezuela oil deal covers 17 fields under hundred-year concessions, through a company 35% owned by the Pentagon. No contract...
September 13, 2026Section
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Why Most of De la Espriella’s Legal Agenda Would Not Survive the Court
Constitutional lawyers say eliminating the JEP, reversing abortion decriminalisation and adding life imprisonment all run into rulings already made.
September 13, 2026
What Argentina’s Export Numbers Actually Show
Argentine exports rose 22.9% to over US$58 billion in seven months, driven by oil, gold and lithium. But these are...
September 13, 2026
Investing in Argentina 2026: What Foreigners Can Buy, Own and Take Out
Government bonds pay no local income tax to most foreign holders. Company shares still carry a wealth tax the issuer...
September 13, 2026
What the Morgan Stanley Governance Number Actually Measures
A Morgan Stanley study puts the gap between top- and bottom-quartile governance in Latin America at 224% since 2010, or...
September 13, 2026
What the Vorcaro Phone Report Alleges About Moraes
A 218-page police report from Vorcaro’s phone describes a lunch, a R$131 million contract and requests to intervene. The prosecutor-general...
September 13, 2026
Opening a Bank Account in Argentina 2026: What Foreigners Actually Need
The identity card is not the real barrier. A tax key is, and there is one designed for people who...
September 13, 2026
Safety in Guatemala 2026: Where the Violence Is, and Where Foreigners Live
Killings rose nine percent last year and are falling again this year. The places foreigners live have low murder rates...
September 13, 2026
Safety in the Dominican Republic 2026: The Real Risks for Foreigners
Killings have fallen to the lowest rate in years and the big cities are safer than the countryside. The water...
September 13, 2026