Andean Group - August 2021

The government of Colombia has formally presented a revised version of its tax reform bill to congress, three months after the first iteration sparked widespread protests.... Read More

On 20 July – Colombia’s Independence Day – the government formally presented a revised version of its tax reform bill to congress, three months after the first iteration sparked widespread protests.... Read More

Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group announced a change of leadership on 24 June, intensifying scrutiny on a rebel force that is accused of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks in recent weeks.... Read More

Gunshots and explosions rang out almost incessantly over large swathes of western Caracas between 8 and 10 July, as parts of the Venezuelan capital were brought to a halt by an eruption of gang violence that lasted nearly 72 hours.... Read More

In the two months since Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso took office in late May, the issue of price controls for basic goods has emerged as the most likely source of conflict between his government and civil society groups.... Read More

In a move described as “historic” by Peru’s former housing, construction & sanitation minister, Solangel Fernández (2020-2021), on 14 July the government approved the national housing and urbanism policy, designed to tackle the Andean country’s longstanding shortage of adequate homes.... Read More

Peru’s environment ministry approved a National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) on 9 June, which it says will establish a 30-year roadmap for achieving sustainable development.... Read More

ECUADOR | Import tariff reductions.... Read More