Latin America
New Peru cabinet will not resolve government woes
President Pedro Castillo named his third cabinet in six months this week
PeruOmicron may hinder expansion of Mexico tourism
Tourism looks on course for recovery, but the speed of improvements will depend on policy choices and luck
MexicoGovernment should pass referendum test in Uruguay
The government faces a referendum on its main reform package on March 27
UruguayEconomic challenges ahead for Honduras’s Castro
Honduras’s new president inherits an economy recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and two devastating hurricanes
HondurasPost-republic Barbados election boosts Mottley for now
Prime Minister Mia Mottley's party won all 30 parliamentary seats in polls two months after Barbados became a republic
BarbadosArce will use Bolivia’s reserves to fund investment
Bolivia’s international reserves have fallen in recent years, but remain substantial
BoliviaMetaverse holds unknowable societal risks
Corporates are investing billions of dollars in developing technology, products and services for the metaverse
InternationalOmicron to be costly in Mexico despite vaccine advance
Vaccine coverage is dampening Omicron’s impact to some extent, but a sharp increase in case numbers is a concern
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