All posts tagged peru
Economy: Foreign direct investment reaches record high
Foreign direct investment reaches record high; trade deficit of Central American nations grew by 11.6 percent between 2011 and 2012; Andean countries to grow between 4 and 6 percent in 2013 Foreign direct investment reaches record high In 2012, Latin America [...]
Economy: Regional youth unemployment remains stable despite global economic crisis
Youth unemployment stable in Latin America despite continued global economic crisis; Latinvex releases data on wealth of Latin American nations; Inflation continues to rise in Venezuela Regional youth unemployment remains stable in face of global economic crisis The youth unemployment [...]
Economy: The effect of dollarisation in Honduras
The dollarisation of Honduras’s economy; Mexican president discusses trade relations with Brazil; Germany approves free trade agreement with Peru and Colombia The effect of dollarisation in Honduras Honduras’s legal currency is the lempira. However, many foreigners and Honduran businesses have substituted [...]
Mexican Politics and Economy: Obama visits Mexico to talk trade and security
President Obama visits Mexico to talk trade and security; Sonora becomes first Mexican state to ban bullfighting; dozens of youth protest Carlos Slim’s visit to Peru.
Chile: Laurence Golborne drops out of presidential race
Laurence Golborne drops out of presidential race; Mixed Commission rejects government’s minimum wage proposal; Peruvian police find body of fugitive Chilean cult leader
Arts: Peruvian named Photographer of the Year
Peruvian named Photographer of the Year; Chilean films selected for Cannes 2013; the complete poems of Gonzalo Rojas’ are launched; Eduardo Sacheri wins Clarín Fiction Prize Peruvian named Photographer of the Year Peruvian photographer Vanessa Colareta has been named Photographer of the Year [...]
Chile: Police hunt cult leader accused of burning baby
Police Hunt Cult leader accused of burning baby; social and environmental groups mark earth day with water rights demonstration; President appoints Carolina Schmidt to replace impeached Education Minister
Economy: Merkel and Correa express support for Ecuador-EU trade agreement
Merkel and Correa advocate increased Ecuador-EU trade relations; Chile and Panama named Latin America’s most competitive economies; Mexico and Peru look to increase commercial ties Merkel and Correa advocate increased Ecuador-EU trade relations This Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ecuadorian President [...]
Indigenous Issues: Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People
Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People; 104 indigenous people died and more than 12,000 were displaced in Colombia in 2012; Mining project halted after causing environmental damage in Chile Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People On [...]
Economy: Central America’s rising trade deficit
Central American trade deficit on the rise; Peru to sign three more trade agreements this year; Venezuelan food scarcity index may be as high as 80 percent; Latin America’s trade surplus with US declines Central American trade deficit on the rise [...]
Human Rights: UN analyses Uruguayan policies on forced disappearances
UN Committee against Forced Disappearances reviews Uruguayan report; Brazil reaches out to Peru in eradication of racial discrimination; UN calls for stronger protection of Romani human rights
Economy: Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade
Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade; Argentine Central Bank will not devalue currency; Cubans encouraged to increase productivity for May Day; Andean immigrants receive significant unemployment assistance from Spain Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade Chile, [...]
Human Rights: UN calls for expanded abortion rights in Peru
UN asks Peru to extend abortions rights to rape and incest victims; Chile hosts first march for disability rights; UNASUR begins creation of regional human rights observatory
Human Rights: Latin Americans demand justice for the disappeared
Latin America lobbies Inter-American Commission for reforms in forced disappearance cases; Inter-American Commission extends reformation process
Bolivia: ‘Dia del Mar’ observed amid continuing conflict with Chile over access to the sea
Bolivia observes ‘Dia del Mar’ whilst planning to take its case for access to the sea before the Hague; Bolivia plans alternate trade routes through Peru and Brazil; Oruro airport name change is dropped Bolivia commemorates the ‘Day of [...]