Latin America

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:54 UTC

  Chile's economy to grow 11%, according to IMF report

  

  Chile's economy has been projected to grow 11%, way above the average of 6.3% foreseen for Latin America throughout 2021 by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Economic Outlook released Tuesday.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:41 UTC

  Cuban authorities say no to “peaceful” demonstrations

  

  Cuban authorities have ruled against the staging of an opposition demonstration which was scheduled for Nov. 15 because it entailed “unconstitutional and destabilizing purposes.”

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:25 UTC

  Costa Rica decrees compulsory COVID-19 for civil servants

  

  Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday signed the decree mandating all civil servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and also allowing private employers to follow suit.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 22:15 UTC

  Argentine inflation is world's fourth highest, says IMF

  

  Argentina's inflation turned out to be the world's fourth-highest, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook report released Tuesday in Washington.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Demonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”

  

  Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal wealth of citizens.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 21:37 UTC

  Ecuador's Parliament narrows Pandora Papers enquiry down to one Congressional committee

  

  Ecuador's National Assembly Monday decided only the Specialized Committee for Constitutional Guarantees will investigate President Guillermo Lasso's alleged wrongdoings after his name came out in the so-called Pandora Papers.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolivian Air Force single-engined plane crashes, kills 6

  

  A Bolivia Air Force single-engined Cessna C-206 crashed Saturday morning in the Amazon region of Pando, killing all six on board, it was reported.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Key witness in corruption case against former Peruvian president dies

  

  While former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is jailed in California pending his extradition to stand trial for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal, one of the prosecution's main witnesses died this weekend in Israel.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  No euthanasia for Colombian woman suffering from ALS

  

  Colombian health authorities had second thoughts Saturday about administering a euthanasia procedure to a 51-year-old woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ordered its cancellation because the required criteria had not been met.

• Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Agreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%

  

  The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.