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Guyana and the next economic wave
By Scott B. MacDonald / Guyana's economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in governance frameworks, inhuman capital, and ...
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Why the IMF needs to build on its COVID-19 record, not backtrack
By Kevin Gallagher /
In the past, the IMF infamously treated each crisis with a “one-size-fits-all” approach that conditioned new financing on fiscal austerity, but has surprisingly changed tactics in the face of ...
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Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
By Nicolás Saldías /
As Latin America becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brazil the country with the highest number of cases, Uruguay has managed to avoid the record breaking ...
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Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm
By Evan Ellis /
Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic risks for the United ...
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Suriname’s May 2020 elections: Crossroads time?
By Scott B. MacDonald /
As Suriname prepares to elect a new parliament, the country faces a series of challenges that endanger its geopolitical standing. Whatever the outcome, the next government must be ready to tackle these ...
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Time is running out for Argentina’s debt negotiations
By Nicolás Saldías /
Argentina has given creditors until May 8 to consider its debt restructuring proposal. But time is of the essence as the country nears the end of a grace period that could mean Argentina’s ninth ...
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China’s financial calculus in Latin America: Before and after COVID-19
By Margaret Myers /
China's banks were treading more carefully in Latin America and the Caribbean even before COVID-19. The region should expect more of the ...
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La Argentina frente a una coyuntura crítica
By Ignacio Labaqui /
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¿Podrá lograr Fernández renegociar exitosamente la deuda con acreedores privados? El objetivo de hacerlo antes del fin del primer trimestre parece algo difícil, pero es posible pensar en cuatro escenarios alternativos, con distintas consecuencias políticas y ...
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After economic policies backfire, Ecuador’s Lenín Moreno struggles to save his presidency… and the country’s democracy?
By Lucas Perelló /
Last week’s massive protests in Ecuador marked a turning point for Moreno, who now faces his biggest political challenge yet: build consensus to save his presidency and save Ecuador from a return of populist ...
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Macri’s Argentina: Shipwrecked by economic crisis
By César G. Calero /
The Argentine president will likely have to face feared stagflation, increasing social tension, and an emboldened Peronist opposition ahead of presidential elections next ...
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