Shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America exposes inequality between rich and poor nations
Latin America and the Caribbean lack the necessary amount of covid-19 vaccines. By Friday, March 5th, the region's countries had...
March 8, 2021Topic
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Colombia fiscal revisions spark market concern, up risk of rating loss
Colombia’s plan to finance its fiscal needs this year with ever-swelling debt has sparked market concern and may herald the...
March 8, 2021
Eva Copa: the woman who broke with Evo Morales to become Bolivia’s greatest electoral phenomenon
Eva Copa broke with Evo Morales and won El Alto — now she is Bolivia's most credible opposition leader heading...
March 8, 2021
“Sell the house”: Latin Americans beg and borrow to pay COVID-19 debts
Sandra Contreras, camped outside Lima’s Villa el Salvador hospital, is running out of funds to pay for her mother’s COVID-19...
March 8, 2021
FOCUS Survey: Brazil’s 2021 inflation now forecast at 4.0%, 2022 outlook also rises
Brazil’s expected inflation for 2021 rose for a ninth straight week to a new high of 4.0% in a central...
March 8, 2021
Brazil’s Petrobras receives six board nominations from federal government
Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Monday, March 8th, that the government had nominated six individuals as potential members...
March 8, 2021
Economy minister: Brazil to get extra 5 million COVID-19 doses from Pfizer
Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Monday, March 8th, that Pfizer Inc will deliver an additional 5 million COVID-19...
March 8, 2021
Elections in Bolivia: MAS still failing to win mayoralties of largest cities
The governmental Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) continues to be unable to win over voters in Santa Cruz, La Paz and...
March 8, 2021
Brazil hits rolling death average record for 9th consecutive day (March 7th) amid vaccination slowdown
Brazil recorded 79,237 new covid-19 cases and 1,054 deaths on Sunday, according to the media outlet consortium's report. According to...
March 8, 2021