Category: The Americas Economy
In need of a new edifice – Chile’s momentous referendum on its constitution | The Americas
A YEAR AFTER the outbreak of huge protests in which at least 30 peop [...]
Bello – Don’t mess up Bolivia’s miracle | The Americas
Oct 24th 2020ON OCTOBER 18TH, the owner of a guesthouse on Isla del [...]
A consequential contest – Fresh elections, and perhaps a fresh start, for Bolivia | The Americas
LAST OCTOBER, after an election marred by accusations of fraud, Joan [...]
Bello – The meaning of Mafalda | The Americas
Oct 15th 2020THE COMIC strip appeared for just nine years, between 1 [...]
VAT half-empty – Colombia tries to fix a messy and unfair tax | The Americas
THE POLITICS of value-added tax (VAT) are complicated in many countr [...]
Welcome to Queueba – With shop shelves bare, Cuba mulls economic reforms | The Americas
Oct 10th 2020LONG QUEUES and empty shelves are old news in Cuba. Rec [...]
Alberto of the Antarctic – Argentina doubles in size, or so it claims | The Americas
Oct 10th 2020BUENOS AIRESARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT, Alberto Fernández, h [...]
Bello – Latin America’s new poor | The Americas
Oct 10th 2020WHEN THE pandemic struck Piura, a city in northern Peru [...]
Limping in Lima – Martín Vizcarra survives an impeachment vote | The Americas
AT FIRST SIGHT, the impeachment vote on September 18th looked like a [...]
Justin’s timing – Life is about to get harder for Canada’s minority government | The Americas
JUSTIN TRUDEAU, Canada’s prime minister, can be sure of passing the [...]