In an interview with LatinFinance, Mexico’s finance minister said he expects more work will be done on trade during a July meeting
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Mexico’s Oaxaca state sees up to $1bn in potential renewables investments this year
Gov. Alejandro Murat Hinojosa said a $1.2 billion wind farm will go ahead as planned after the project faced protests, financing woes
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Mexico, Canada need to consider possible US exit from NAFTA: Guajardo
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo says the three sides can still reach an agreement by July
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A global perspective on Latin America: BlackRock’s Axel Christensen
As political uncertainty grips the region, with upcoming elections in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, BlackRock’s chief investment strategist for Latin America argues for calm but says some markets still have a ways to go
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Investors don’t see a ‘radical’ candidate winning Brazil election: Meirelles
Brazil’s Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles tells LatinFinance that he also expects to announce changes to social security taxes “soon”
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Peru lowers interest rate
Central bank reduces benchmark by 25bp, leaves door open for one more cut
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Mexican banks remain resilient, Fitch Ratings
Country’s FIs increase profitability amid a tougher macroeconomic environment, rating agency says
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Peru, Odebrecht debate threatens Chaglla sale
China Three Gorges may rescind a $1.4bn deal with the Brazilian constructor, sources
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Elections spread uncertainty across Latin America
Populist politics are reaching a fever pitch in the run-up to elections in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. But despite the fiery rhetoric of the campaign trail, market forces may allow pragmatism to prevail. By Mick Bowen and Mat Youkee
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Brazil bears down on cryptocurrencies
Brazil is shutting down brokers’ bank accounts and barring investment funds from buying bitcoin. Now a fight over the future of cryptocurrencies has broken out in Latin America’s largest market.