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Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Fitch forecasts Latin American economies will rebound but with downside risks

Fitch Ratings forecasts Latin American economies will rebound this year from the 2020 recession but risks remain in particular because of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine president celebrates a rare success of his administration, promulgation of an abortion bill

Argentina on Thursday became one of just a handful of Latin American countries to allow elective abortion, as neighboring Chile initiated its own debate on decriminalizing a procedure denied to most women on the continent. President Alberto Fernandez signed a law that allows abortion until 14 weeks of pregnancy that was passed by the Senate on December 30.
Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
Brazilian interest rates in the next 24 months expected to rise steadily

The outlook for Brazilian interest rates over the next two years rose to their highest in several months, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, even as exchange rate and inflation expectations held steady.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:14 UTC
Lima Group does not recognize Venezuela's Maduro National Assembly

The Lima Group, a regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations, said on Tuesday that it does not “recognize the legitimacy or legality of the National Assembly installed on January 5” in Venezuela.
Monday, December 21st 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Advancing Falklands' sovereignty claims, one of Argentina's objectives as chair of Mercosur

Argentina is holding the pro tempore rotating chair of Mercosur during the next six months and three are its main objectives during that period according to foreign ministry sources in Buenos Aires. They include Bolivia, the Falklands/Malvinas claim and trade accords and negotiations with other countries.
Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
International Contact Group reject Venezuelan election, but Argentina did not sign the statement

The International Contact Group issued a statement on Tuesday to reject the parliamentary elections organized by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro last Sunday in Venezuela. The block indicated that the electoral process did not comply “with the conditions accepted internationally, nor with the Venezuelan laws.”
Monday, November 9th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Bolivian president takes office promising to rebuild the country in unity and peace

Luis Arce was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president on Sunday, bringing to a close a turbulent period characterized by political and social turmoil after former president Evo Morales left the government in November following a disputed election.
Thursday, October 29th 2020 - 14:27 UTC
Alberto Fernández confesses that Néstor Kirchner marked a before and after for his life and is his permanent inspiration

“Néstor, in history and in my heart,” said Argentine President Alberto Fernández emotionally, along with a video recalling his relationship with his former political mentor, former President Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007) on the tenth anniversary of the former president's surprising death.
Friday, October 16th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
UN agency advises Latin American to stimulate economies and help contain poverty and unemployment

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must continue to ratchet up stimulus to beat back the devastating economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN agency ECLAC said in a report issued this week.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Leading Kirchnerite diplomat resigns and openly criticizes president Fernandez

The resignation of the Argentine ambassador to Russia, Alicia Castro, in protest over the decision of the government of President Alberto Fernandez to condemn the Venezuelan regime for repeated human rights violations, “constitutes a dramatic turn in our foreign policy and does not differ at all with what would have been voted by ex-president Macri”.