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Trump’s Maduro Arrest Shakes Venezuela—And The Region

Beyond regime change, the operation raises immediate questions over Venezuela’s oil rebuild, proxy retaliation, and how far Washington will push compliance on migration, security, and trade.

Executive Interviews

After Maduro: Why Regime Change Doesn’t Mean Stability For Venezuela—Or Investors

Economist Abigail Hall explains what Maduro’s removal means for Venezuela, global markets, and the risks of US-led regime change.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Latin America: Looking For Silver Linings

With a new US tariff regime in place, the region’s economies face their greatest disruption in at least a generation.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Central Banker Report Cards 2024: The Americas

Argentina Santiago Bausili: Too Early To Say With the new government led by President Javier Milei, who assumed office near...

Venezuela

Includes historical data for the Venezuela’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Venezuela: Deflation Strikes

Prices falling in Venezuela? Yes, for the moment. In February, President Nicolas Maduro’s ravaged economy saw its first month of...

Features

Bitcoin Trades Reach Record High In Lat Am

Latin American countries with weak currencies are turning to cryptocurrencies instead.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Rising Nationalism Threatens Extractive Industries In Russia, Venezuela And Other Emerging Markets

Trade and tariff wars aren't the only things that threaten cross-border trade and investment.

Features

PDVSA Hunts For Financing As Blackouts Dent Venezuelan Oil Production

Venezuela's state oil company is struggling to stay afloat.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Good news from Latin America: With Brazil and Argentina coming out of the 2015-2016 recession, the region has returned to expansion mode and is expected to gain economic strength this year and next. The return of capital inflows and an apparent change in foreign direct investment (FDI) are the most evident signs that investors’ views of South and Central America have tilted more to the positive of late. The region is back on track.

Data

Latin America Back On Track

A nascent global recovery is improving prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean—albeit unevenly.Foreign direct investment is increasing, commodity prices have bottomed out, and six countries will hold presidential elections through the end of October.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Venezuela Skirts US Sanctions By Issuing The Petro

To get around sanctions, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is issuing an oil-and-reserves-backedcryptocurrency. If it succeeds, the ICO should provide the government with access to $6 billion. But cryptos are dicey.