Latin America
Global growth trend is stable amid high uncertainties
The IMF sees stable but underwhelming global growth, with most major economies improving but China and US growth slowing
InternationalHigh uncertainty, low asset volatility raises risks
The IMF Financial Stability report highlights the disconnect between high uncertainties and relatively low volatility
InternationalNew Argentina-IMF deal would leave near-term doubts
Argentina may be close to agreeing a one-year extension of its soon-to-expire IMF Extended Fund Facility
ArgentinaVenezuela minister’s arrest may portend new shake-up
Former oil minister and PDVSA head Pedro Tellechea was arrested yesterday after being sacked by President Nicolas Maduro
VenezuelaToledo conviction will deepen Peru corruption worries
Former President Alejandro Toledo has been convicted of corruption in a case involving other past and present leaders
PeruLula injury may raise succession concerns in Brazil
The head injury sustained by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva days ago may be more serious than initially suggested
BrazilEnding ZEDEs could hit investment in Honduras
Legal action has thrown the future of Honduras’s special economic zones (ZEDEs) into doubt
HondurasFuels and agriculture drive Argentine trade surplus
The trade surplus reached over USD15bn in the first nine months, reversing a USD6.9bn deficit in the year-earlier period
Argentina
