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Ecuador on verge of political crisis

Ecuador on verge of political crisis

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso was always going to find it hard to govern. He was the first choice of fewer than one-fifth of eligible voters in the first round of presidential elections in February and was viewed as the lesser of two e...

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Uruguay moves on forging an FTA with China

Uruguay moves on forging an FTA with China

On 7 September Uruguay’s President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou did something he and his immediate predecessors had wanted to do for a long time: he announced a commitment to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with China. ...

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FNM loses early election gamble in The Bahamas

FNM loses early election gamble in The Bahamas

Hubert Minnis, the just-ousted prime minister of The Bahamas and leader of the defeated Free National Movement (FNM) government since May 2017, called the 16 September general election eight months before it was necessary despite the country still...

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The October 2021 issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico starts by delving into two long-running public security issues in Mexico: migration and violence caused by drug trafficking organisations (DTOs)....

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There are various definitions of ‘fiscal space’, all broadly based on the idea of having some kind of financial reserve or money held ‘in the back pocket’ which would allow a government to deal with unexpected spending need...