Brazilian real is 19% weaker than it should be and will likely remain so – FGV economist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian real (R$) is undervalued by about 19% when measured against fundamentals. By the...
August 4, 2021Topic
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Peruvian markets worried about Castillo government’s flirtation with radical left
One week after the inauguration of Peru's new president, the socialist Pedro Castillo, doubts persist about the possible radical direction...
August 4, 2021
Argentine truckers block corn exports at Bahia Blanca port
According to the newspaper La Nacion, the flow at Bahia Blanca has increased by 30 percent in the last month...
August 4, 2021
Mexican Congress ratifies new Treasury Secretary promising macroeconomic stability
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies, ratified the new Secretary of Finance, Rogelio Ramírez de la O, who promised macroeconomic stability...
August 3, 2021
Colombia arrests FARC dissident responsible for massive displacement of rural people
Colombian authorities arrested on Tuesday FARC dissident Henry Dario Areiza Jaramillo, alias "Machin", accused of being one of those responsible...
August 3, 2021
Paraguay recorded inflation of 1.2% in July and accumulates 2.7% annually
Paraguay's monthly inflation stood at 1.2% in July, up from 0.4% in June, while the cumulative figure amounts to 2.7%...
August 3, 2021
Colombian commando detainees in Haiti held in untenable conditions – Ombudsman
The Office of the Colombian Ombudsman denounced today that the 18 Colombian ex-military detainees held in Haiti for their alleged...
August 3, 2021
Guatemala’s Attorney General also removes former prosecutor Sandoval’s replacement
The Attorney General of Guatemala, Consuelo Porras, removed this Tuesday the head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI),...
August 3, 2021
Tax reform at center of Brazilian Congress’s economic agenda
Tax reform at center of Brazilian Congress's economic agenda. Brazil tax reform Congress coverage and expert analysis from The Rio...
August 3, 2021