Mexico’s central bank is awaiting new leadership to steer the country’s monetary policy through uncertain times
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Peru demands payment from Odebrecht
Brazilian builder must pay a “significant sum” before plea bargaining talks can start, attorney general’s office says
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NAFTA, Trump and the future of financing in the Americas
The tone and the policy promises of the new US president have left Latin American observers confused and concerned. Katie Llanos-Small asks what concrete steps the Trump administration might take and what the implications are for Latin America
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Mexico’s former finance minister, ousted after Trump visit, named top diplomat
President Enrique Pena Nieto names former finance minister Luis Videgaray to be Mexico’s foreign minister
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Ford cancels plans for Mexico plant after Trump criticizes GM’s Mexican operations
US carmaker scraps plans to build a $1.6bn plant in Mexico in a move announced hours after Trump took aim at GM and the cars it produces in Mexico
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Brazil plots lower borrowing costs
Central bank aims to simplify reserve requirement rules for local lenders
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Chile’s central bank downplays 2017 growth
GDP growth for next year has been reduced to between 1.5% and 2.5%
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Colombia lowers interest rates
Central bank reduces its benchmark lending rate by 25bp for the first time in almost four years
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Peru holds rates
Central bank keeps its benchmark lending rate unchanged for the 10th month in a row
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Mexico follows the Fed with rate hike
Central bank increases the benchmark monetary policy rate by 50bp for the second straight month