Monthly Archives: April 2016

Macri-economics: How will the Argentinian president’s figures stack up?

Posted on April 30, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

Argentina’s recent return to international capital markets has been enthusiastically greeted by investors and politicians alike. The $16.5bn bond issue – a mere fraction of the $70bn notional demand its announcement generated – represents the biggest ever sale from an … Continue reading →

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Back in with the old in Cuba

Posted on April 23, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

The Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party concluded this week with the re-election of Raúl Castro, 84, as First Secretary. In another coup for the old guard, founding member of the CCP and ideological conservative José Ramón Machado Ventura, … Continue reading →

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Panama: From the shadows, into the glare.

Posted on April 13, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

The deluge of papers emanating from the office of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has caused ructions across Latin America, spurring governments and supra-national bodies into action on shadowy financial practices. On Twitter, the firm has pledged to cooperate fully … Continue reading →

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