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Failure to lift living standards and campaign mis-steps set scene for leftwing return
Five have died in demonstrations against IMF reforms that have pushed up prices
Maduro regime has gained upper hand in its battle with opposition leader Juan Guaidó
Fund urges speeding up of tax reforms and private sector involvement in oil industry
The coastal enclave has been a favourite of Chile’s elite for generations, but now international buyers are taking notice
As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again
Tragedy that killed 251 was the second fatal mining disaster in the same state in 4 years
Planned legislation threatens to treat evaders as harshly as drug traffickers
Caribbean nation’s strict adherence to IMF programme helps turn economy round
Oil production hit as indigenous groups rally against suspension of fuel subsidies
As he runs for a fourth term, the president has been accused of growing more autocratic
Move by software group criticised by users who complain of heavy-handedness
Environment minister Ricardo Salles calls for $12bn in aid and rejects boycott threat
Gasoline and diesel prices spike after Lenín Moreno’s move to appease IMF
Opposition to controversial president is still in sway to its jailed former leader
Ex-minister Eduardo Medina Mora had been under investigation over alleged bank transfer
President wants to abandon ‘neoliberalism’ but critics say his plans for Pemex are flawed
Lenín Moreno’s government also pulls out of Opec
Miner says market to “grow exponentially” due to renewables technologies
Lenders hoping to avoid enforced losses may be heading for disappointment
Martín Vizcarra’s moves prompt his own vice-president to declare herself leader
Many people fleeing hardship or climate change do not qualify for the asylum they seek
The German photographer was the first to picture the region’s indigenous inhabitants, documenting its flora and fauna in encyclopedic detail
All major EMs can ease either fiscal or monetary policy, research claims
