Colombian economy backslides, contracting 10.6 per cent in August
BOGOTA, Oct 20, 2020, Reuters. Colombia’s economy contracted 10.6% in August compared to the same…
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Peru to resume flights to Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil from Oct 5
LIMA, Sep 29, 2020, ANDINA. The need to know the first destinations accessible from Peru…
Latin America resuming normal social and public life too soon: WHO
Merco Press. Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a…
Chile, Argentina and Peru volunteers to conduct trials for US Covid-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 28, 2020, Merco Press. United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has…
Colombian quarantine will move to ‘selective’ beginning Sep 1
BOGOTA, Aug 28, 2020, Merco Press. Colombia will enter a period of “selective” quarantine when…
Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia among the highest rates in Bloomberg’s Misery Index
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25, 2020, Merco Press. Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment…
Colombia president Alvaro Uribe in self isolation with Covid-19
BOGOTA, Aug 6, 2020, VOA. Colombian media outlets say that former President Alvaro Uribe is…
Peru to grow 7.9 per cent in 2021, to record highest growth rate in Latine America
LIMA, Jul 20, 2020, ANDINA. FocusEconomics analysts estimate the Peruvian economy will increase 7.9% in…
Mexico will take biggest economic hit in all of Latin America: IMF
MEXICO CITY, Jun 26, 2020, Mexico News Daily. The coronavirus-induced economic crisis will hit Mexico…
[Analytics] China’s drive for hegemony meets resistance
It’s an odd sort of great power rivalry: China and the US competing to see…
Coronavirus disinformation fueling death threats against doctors in northern Colombia
CARTAGENA, Jun 4, 2020, Colombia Reports. Doctors in Colombia’s coastal city Cartagena are being threatened…
Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy
MEXICO CITY/ATLANTA, May 11, 2020, CNN Business. Another major international airline has gone bust in…