Latin America
Mexico minimum wage hikes may drive labour informality
Minimum wage hikes risk pushing formal businesses into the informal sector
MexicoEcuador vote results will create problems for Lasso
Ecuador held local elections and a referendum on reform last week, neither of which have gone the President Lasso’s way
EcuadorDemographic-focused policies would raise global growth
China says its population shrank in 2022 while Japan and Europe have raised fears about the impacts of ageing
InternationalPeru's institutional impasse has no rapid solution
Congress has voted down proposals for early elections as demanded by street protests to end a national crisis
Peru'Judicialisation' of politics will persist in Brazil
Brazil's political system tends to blur the line between the judiciary and politics
BrazilBelize’s economic recovery will slow
Post-pandemic economic recovery will continue on the back of a tourism rebound, but it will lose pace
BelizeBrazil security forces split on far-right ideology
The riots on January 8 highlighted concerns about far-right extremism, including within the security forces
BrazilPrivate-sector fusion spending unlikely to make profit
Nuclear fusion is attracting sizeable funds, but proof of concept and technical and economic viability are uncertain
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