-
1 Feb 17
Argentina is set to increase the price of electricity by up to 90% as part of another subsidy cull, the country’s energy minister has announced.
-
27 Jan 17
Mexico has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for his promised border wall.
-
13 Jan 17
“Management weaknesses” in the European Commission have contributed to reducing the effectiveness of recent EU aid to Honduras, according to a report published yesterday by the European Court of...
-
9 Jan 17
Minimum wages and pensions are to rise by 50% in Venezuela as part of government attempts to combat runaway inflation.
-
19 Dec 16
Venezuela’s president has pulled back on his sudden demonetisation of the country’s biggest bank note amid chaos and cash shortages.
-
15 Dec 16
A constitutional amendment to freeze Brazil’s public spending for 20 years will take effect today, after being approved by parliament earlier this week.
-
12 Dec 16
Brazil’s planned 20-year government spending freeze will breach citizens’ human rights, a United Nations expert has concluded.
-
12 Dec 16
Venezuela’s largest bank note will be pulled from circulation this week in a surprise move announced by the country’s president Nicolas Maduro yesterday.
-
5 Dec 16
Venezuela is to introduce a new bank note worth 200 times its current, highest denomination in a bid to ease transactions in its rapidly inflating economy.
-
21 Nov 16
Debt-laden Puerto Rico has been advised on what is set to be the biggest debt restructuring in the municipal bond market, and told it will no longer be able to rely on the US for support.
-
17 Nov 16
The economy of Brazil is emerging from recession but its recovery remains weak and will be gradual, according to the International Monetary Fund.
-
14 Nov 16
Since taking office last year, Argentinean president Mauricio Macri has rocked the long-time socialist country with sweeping pro-market and for some, painful reforms. Where do his plans stand almost...
-
11 Nov 16
Argentina is once again able to report inflation data to the International Monetary Fund after regaining the institution’s trust on the quality of its official statistics.
-
9 Nov 16
Thousands of public sector workers have stormed Rio de Janeiro’s state assembly to protest against austerity plans imposed to try to deal with its financial crisis.
-
8 Nov 16
Brazil’s federal government has frozen the accounts of the financially imperilled state of Rio de Janeiro and ordered it to repay millions of dollars in arrears.
-
26 Oct 16
The European Union is to plough more than €74m in sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
-
17 Oct 16
Latin America and the Caribbean need to make better use of public sector innovation labs, according to an Inter-American Development Bank study.
-
14 Oct 16
Natural disasters pose the greatest risk to cities in an increasingly urbanised world, and could cost $314bn worldwide each year by 2030, the World Bank has warned.
-
11 Oct 16
The United Nations and the Haitian government have appealed for $120m in aid to support up to 2.1 million people that have been affected by Hurricane Matthew.
-
10 Oct 16
Damage from the deadly Hurricane Matthew, which destroyed much of Haiti last week, will run into the billions, according to estimates from a research and consulting firm.
-
30 Sep 16
The International Monetary Fund has completed its first health check of the Argentinean economy in a decade, marking an end to years of distrust between Argentina and the fund.
-
30 Sep 16
Brazil should pursue tougher austerity policies to bridge its substantial fiscal gap and pull its economy out of a painful recession, according to the International Monetary Fund.
-
23 Aug 16
The Jamaican authorities are continuing their “strong” implementation of the IMF’s requirements under the extended fund facility programme, it has been announced.
-
22 Aug 16
The International Monetary Fund has criticised the government of Suriname for failing to implement necessary fuel and electricity price increases.
-
22 Aug 16
Thousands of people took to the streets in Chile yesterday to demand that the country’s controversial privatised pension scheme is scrapped.