A debt default in Ecuador and future expropriations in Venezuela will likely lead to a wave of disputes with private investors, experts say. To read this post, you must purchase a Latin Trade ...
Will Daniel Ortega bring back hyperinflation and economic chaos? To read this post, you must purchase a Latin Trade Business Intelligence Subscription.
While the opposition is divided, Daniel Ortega leads a well-oiled political machine deeply intermeshed with government agencies staffed by FSLN cadres. Ortega heads the polls, but the outcome could be decided by last-minute support ...
As Nicaraguans prepare to vote in their country's presidential election on November 5, Sandinista dictator Daniel Ortega is leading in the polls against a divided field. If Ortega were to regain the presidency, the reversal ...
Neoliberalism, Geopolitics, and Oil - What is Really Occurring South of the Border? BY JEREMY MARTIN THE EUPHORIA OF THE 1990's that so encouragingly engulfed Latin America has ended. With Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and ...
As the U.S. Congress approves CAFTA, U.S. trade with the pact's countries - already up - is expected to increase substantially. Likewise, the CAFTAeconomies should expand as a result. To read this post, you ...
DR-CAFTA countries have several advantages, including close proximity to the region’s major export market and relatively inexpensive labor. But challenges include weak public structures and low access to capital. To read this post, you must ...
Latin America is setting a new record in international arrivals, led by Central America. But major markets like Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are also seeing healthy growth. To read this post, you must purchase ...
The EU still has to wait for the big prize - a free trade agreement with Mercosur, but in the interim Central America and parts of the Andean Community are ready. To read this ...
The Nicaraguan elections will have loud geopolitical reverberations for inter-American relations, reports Richard Feinberg. BY RICHARD FEINBERG Winner of the last two presidential contests, the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) is now badly split. The dominant wing, ...