The COVID-19 pandemic hit Latin America at an extremely difficult time for its economies. Facing the virus will be an unprecedented economic and political challenge for the region.
On Thursday, the U.S. stock market closed its worst single-day decline since the 1987 market crash.
¿Podrá lograr Fernández renegociar exitosamente la deuda con acreedores privados? El objetivo de hacerlo antes del fin del primer trimestre parece algo difícil, pero es posible pensar en cuatro escenarios alternativos, con distintas consecuencias políticas y económicas.
Argentina’s incoming President Alberto Fernández faces the almost impossible task of fixing the country’s economy. What are the policies that the next government holds in store and what are the costs it’s willing to bear?
Elections in five countries last week are changing the political landscape of the region. Will these new governments bring about positive change or feed into the chaos spreading across Latin America?
In the 21 episode of “Two gringos with questions,” Chris and Ken speak to Jon Lee about National Security Advisor John Bolton’s recent firing, its effect on the administration’s foreign policy in Venezuela and the future of journalism in Latin America.
Twenty-five years after the bombing of Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, family members of the 85 victims are still haunted by the unsolved case and those who may have covered it up.
In the fourth episode of two gringos with questions, your hosts Chris and Ken talk to Francisco Rodriguez, Managing Director and Chief Economist of Torino Economics on Latin America’s 2019 economic forecast, Venezuela’s economic situation, and the case for not boycotting Venezuelan elections.
Mercosur must modernize to adapt to a new international geopolitical reality, but there’s no clear path forward. If it can’t reform, Mercosur risks joining the long list of failed dreams of regional integration.
The reports examine five specific areas—transnational security challenges, institutional capacity, economic growth, demographics, and technology—and how they will shape politics, economic and U.S. relations in South America by 2030.
