Monthly Archives: July 2016

Mayors in the crosshairs – the dangerous world of Mexican local government

Posted on July 27, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

According to data released earlier this week by Mexico’s National Institute for Statistics and Geography (INEGI), there were 20,525 registered homicides in the country in the last year.  At a per capita rate of 17 per 100,000, Mexico weighs in … Continue reading →

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Puerto Not-So-Rico

Posted on July 2, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

This Friday, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico had been due to make $2 billion of debt repayments, the first step on the road to tackling the burden of the $70 billion debt load currently encumbering the island territory. But things … Continue reading →

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