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    • Monday, 2 August, 2021
      Global InsightChile
      Chile’s social upheaval leaves presidential race wide open

      Newly elected left-leaning constituent assembly holds huge sway in fragmented contest

    • Thursday, 8 July, 2021
      Mercosur
      Uruguay roils Mercosur bloc with search for outside trade deals

      South American country’s move raises tensions ahead of presidential summit

    • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina averts default in debt deal with Paris Club

      Agreement with wealthy countries will buy time to bolster struggling economy

    • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina tries to export its way out of economic crisis

      Forecasts look optimistic even as agricultural powerhouse benefits from commodities boom

    • Monday, 31 May, 2021
      Brazil
      Covid-stricken Brazil to host Copa America football tournament

      Decision to welcome contest shunned by Argentina and Colombia draws derision and scorn

    • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentines angered by new lockdown after vaccine missteps

      Tough new measures risk further damaging economy as Covid cases continue to rise

    • Friday, 28 May, 2021
      News in-depthHong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd
      Larger-than-life banker tasked with taking Hong Kong exchange global

      Former JPMorgan Asia boss known as ‘Gucho’ takes reins of Asia’s most important market

    • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
      Chile
      Chile’s ‘social explosion’ lights a fuse under its constitution

      Voters have opened way for reforms to system of government in wake of 2019 protests

    • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina’s farmers prepare to strike over beef export ban

      Fernández’s government attempts to boost domestic supply and tame skyrocketing inflation

    • Monday, 17 May, 2021
      Chile
      Chile votes for radicals and independents to write new constitution

      Traditional parties from left and right largely shunned in election for constitutional body

    • Saturday, 15 May, 2021
      Chile
      Chilean voters prepare to elect country’s constitutional legislators

      Gubernatorial, mayoral and municipal polls postponed because of pandemic also take place this weekend

    • Thursday, 13 May, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina seeks to buy more time to make debt payment

      Economy minister’s efforts to avoid another default made more difficult by political forces at home

    • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Chinese jabs dominate Latin American vaccination campaigns

      Beijing builds on Covid diplomacy as region endures crippling third wave

    • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
      Uruguay
      Uruguay’s tech scene nears critical mass

      In per capita terms, the nation is a global leader in software exports

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Special ReportInvesting in Chile
      Renewables inspire Chile’s dream of exporting green energy

      Blessed with the best solar power conditions on the planet, the country is deciding how to capitalise on its carbon-free capability

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Special ReportInvesting in Chile
      Balancing act for Chile’s timber industry in bid for greener wood

      There is a delicate trade-off between sustainability and profit

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Special ReportInvesting in Chile
      A new dawn in Mapuche fight for equality

      Public support and change to constitution may help the indigenous group

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Special ReportInvesting in Chile
      Ballot puts Chile at constitutional crossroads

      Forthcoming assembly’s rules are skewed in favour of centrists

    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      Chile
      Chile’s lauded vaccine rollout fails to save it from Covid surge

      Mood darkens in country that had won plaudits for its immunisation programme

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      Global InsightArgentina
      Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s dominance in Argentina becomes apparent

      VP is leading the administration’s campaign ahead of midterm elections after VIP vaccines scandal hits President Alberto Fernández

    • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
      Paraguay
      Protesters take to Paraguay’s streets as Covid cases climb

      Failure of health system to cope with surge in infections has exacerbated longstanding inequality

    • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
      News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines
      Chile powers ahead in Covid-19 vaccination race

      Inoculation campaign is the most successful in South America so far

    • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina’s health minister fired in ‘VIP vaccines’ scandal

      Ginés González García personally helped get jabs for government allies

    • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
      Argentina
      Carlos Menem, former Argentine president, dies aged 90

      Flamboyant leader embraced free-market doctrine and liberalised the economy

    • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
      Argentina
      Argentina’s powerful vice-president pushes for delay to IMF debt deal

      Cristina Fernández and her allies want to wait until pandemic is over

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