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Julio Borges rips up Supreme Court documents Venezuela
Hemispheric Updates
Venezuela Update: Political and Economic Crises Converge with Supreme Court Decision
March 30, 2017
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Although the Supreme Court reversed its decision to take over Congress, it still granted President Nicolás Maduro the ability to approve new oil deals and get some much-needed cash.

Venezuela
Democracy & Elections
Train tracks lay destroyed in a flooded river in the Chosica district of Lima
Hemispheric Updates
Peru Update: The Economic and Political Costs of Mother Nature and Poor Planning
March 30, 2017
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Floods are expected to cost the country 1.6 percent of GDP in 2017, but with low debt and high reserves, Peru’s in better shape than most to up its infrastructure spending.

Peru
Environment & Sustainability
Infrastructure
Agricultural worker in Argentina
Hemispheric Updates
Update: EU and Mercosur's Window of Opportunity to Finalize Trade Deal
March 23, 2017
/ Rodrigo Riaza

Negotiators were in Buenos Aires through March 24 to advance a deal 18 years in the making.

Southern Cone & Brazil
Trade
Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto on Pemex oil rig tanker
Hemispheric Updates
Energy Update: A Look at the Books of Latin America's Big State Oil Firms
March 22, 2017
/ Naki Mendoza

2016 was a difficult year for national oil companies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, proving the need for the energy sector reforms in each case.

Colombia
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Energy & Commodities
Ecuador's electoral runoff is April 2
Hemispheric Updates
Ecuador Update: Presidential Race Heats Up
March 15, 2017
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Ahead of the April 2 runoff, former banker Guillermo Lasso has a slight edge but polls in a statistical dead heat with Rafael Correa’s ex-Vice President Lenín Moreno.

Ecuador
Democracy & Elections
Argentina President Mauricio Macri and Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
Hemispheric Updates
Update: Macri Visits Spain to Boost Investor Confidence
February 22, 2017
/ Rodrigo Riaza

Bilateral relations were rocky during the prior administrations, and the Argentine president seeks to reset the tone during a three-day official visit.

Argentina
Economics & Finance
Trade
Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump
Hemispheric Updates
What's at Stake in Peña Nieto's Washington Visit
January 24, 2017
/ Carin Zissis

Ahead of Enrique Peña Nieto's visit, Mexico's top cabinet members meet with senior White House officials this week—just as Donald Trump announces a border wall.

Mexico
United States
Foreign Relations
U.S. Policy
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