Why Investors Shouldn’t Overlook Argentina’s Energy Reforms
Argentina’s nascent shale industry is one of the most promising frontiers for unconventional oil and gas development outside of the US.
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Peru’s Outlook Under PPK
A day prior to PPK’s swearing-in as Peru’s president, the Inter-American Dialogue held an event to discuss the political and economic outlook for the country under Kuczynski’s government. Marcello Estevão, mission chief for Peru at the IMF, and Luis Oganes, Global Head of Emerging Markets Research at JP Morgan Chase,…
Venezuela’s Crisis Embroils Mercosur Trade Bloc in Internal Turmoil
The intensity of the clash within Mercosur highlights how much has changed in South America since Venezuela joined the bloc four years ago.
US Policy Shift on Cuba
The process of normalizing diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba is proceeding slowly, but holds great promise for businesses.
Rousseff Should Leave US with a Trade Deal
President Rousseff is arriving in Washington on Monday to meet the US president. Nothing particularly important will happen.
What Do the US Election Results Mean for Latin America?
What do the election results mean for hemispheric policy and foreign relations?
Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
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Latin American Democratic and Economic Governance
A presentation of the 2016 BTI for Latin America
How Is Latin America’s Middle Class Faring?
Why has growth of the region’s middle class slowed down? What needs to be done to maintain the gains of the last decade?
Cuba and the US
American and Cuban leaders today are trying to bring a relationship once defined by antithetical ideologies into the 21st century.
By Escalating Tensions with Mexico, Donald Trump is Playing with Fire
US-Mexico relations are in a perilous downward spiral — one that threatens American jobs and security to an extent Trump may not even realize.
Brazil & the US are Increasingly Important to One Another
An upcoming meeting between Presidents Obama and Rousseff should not be expected to produce dramatic news or unexpected major breakthroughs.
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in El Salvador
We conducted a fiscal impact study to estimate the effect of taxes, social spending, and subsidies on inequality and poverty in El Salvador, using the methodology of the Commitment to Equity project.
RIO Data Release
The following is a sample of RIO’s bi-monthly data release related to money services businesses (MSBs) and the Honduran remittance market.
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Can Dilma Weather the Storm?
Brazil faces enormous challenges, but Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is not likely one of them.