Monthly Archives: July 2014

Press Conference: Axel Kicillof in New York

Argentine Finance Minister Axel Kicillof’s press conference following an inability to reach an agreement with holdouts funds, thus forcing Argentina into default 

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Colombia and Venezuela: Business in the Time of Cholera

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos prepares to meet with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro. 

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Are Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru Prepared to Pounce?

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Brazilection 2014: Heating up after the Cup

The race tightens as the campaign heads down the stretch reports Brazilian political analyst João Schlüter in the second installment of his series on the elections (Pt. 1 here) 

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The Gringo’s Guide to the Argentine Holdout Crisis

A look at how the world ended up Todos Contra Argentina  by S. George 

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Is a Changing China Good for Brazil?

Cornelius Fleischhaker on the implications of a new World Bank report 

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Bolivia to Legalize Child Labor

Alex Rosen on La Paz’s “creative” plan to address poverty

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The Pacific Pumas in 23 Graphs

Is the Pacific Pumas study TL;DR for you? Check out the Pacific Pumas in 23 graphs

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Ecuador Returns to the Capital Markets

International economics analyst Monica Wojcik on Ecuador’s finances

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While you were watching the World Cup, O Globo’s Rio editor departs

Journalist Julia Michaels on shake ups at one of Brazil’s most important newspapers. Reblogged courtesy of Real Rio 

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