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    • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
      Canada
      Trudeau faces pressure to end Canada gas pipeline blockade

      Indigenous protests over gas project are snarling rail traffic and hurting businesses

    • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
      Food & Beverage
      Mexico tackles obesity crisis with tough food labels

      Consumers confronted with warnings on products that contain excess salt, sugar and calories

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
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      Bequia: the Caribbean’s ‘quiet island’

      Unlike its showier neighbours, Bequia remains a laid-back gem

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      Brazil’s credit revolution in charts Premium

      Low inflation and low interest rates have implications across the economy, but the job is not yet done

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      Burford faces long wait over $1bn Argentina claim

      Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      Brazil
      Brazil’s central bank steps in to shore up its currency

      Intervention follows a record low for the real a week after policymakers cut interest rates

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
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      How Brazil swayed towards conservative values under Bolsonaro

      President at forefront of rightwing revival after years of leftwing rule

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
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      Former Pemex boss arrested on corruption charges in Spain

      Emilio Lozoya is the highest-profile figure to be charged in López Obrador’s anti-graft drive

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      China leads dramatic pan-Asian wealth surge Premium

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      Government looks at pragmatic solution to avoid crisis without losing political backing

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      Look on the bright side of the Brazilian real

      Rate cuts hurt the currency but should buoy local markets

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
      Venezuela
      Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó returns to chaos

      Fistfights and jostling as supporters and detractors clash

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
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      An engineering marvel in the Chilean desert

      Astronomers in the Alma station look for clues to how the universe began

    • Monday, 10 February, 2020
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      El Salvador president’s strong-arm tactics shock

      Nayib Bukele brought troops into Congress to force approval of loan to fund his security plans

    • Monday, 10 February, 2020
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico strikes deal with bondholders to write off $24bn debt

      Agreement moves cash-strapped island closer to ending financial crisis

    • Friday, 7 February, 2020
      Mining
      Mitsubishi Materials buys Chile copper mine stake

      $263m deal marks latest shift into South American mining by Japanese groups

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
      Brazilian politics
      Bolsonaro seeks to open Brazil’s indigenous land to mining

      President says plan would tackle poverty but critics fear extra threat to Amazon

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
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      US weighs Venezuela-related sanctions against oil groups

      Donald Trump makes a public display of backing for opposition leader Juan Guaidó

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
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      Mexico’s slowdown threatens López Obrador’s grand plans

      Mexican leader’s projects could be brought low by a sputtering economy

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
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      Restructuring Argentina’s debt will require IMF support

      On the brink of fresh default, fund backing alongside agreement with private creditors is needed

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Bolivia’s interim leader should not run in election

      Jeanine Áñez’s plan to stand for president threatens hopes of more democratic future

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
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      Dollarisation would not save Argentina

      Ecuador’s experience shows that sound policies are paramount, whatever the currency

    • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
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      Buenos Aires to begin restructuring its debt burden

      Negotiations had been seen as a bellwether for discussions over Argentina’s $100bn debt pile

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      UK government must come clean on EU trade strategy

      Business and the public need to understand the economic impact

    • Monday, 3 February, 2020
      Capital markets
      Buenos Aires province closes in on deal with bondholders

      Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch

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