25-04-19: Latin American Weekly Report

After last week’s moves to soften the austerity programme backed by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Argentine peso remained under
relentless pressure this week, with a particularly wobbly day on 24 April,
dubbed “black Wednesday”. All this points to more trouble for President
Mauricio Macri’s re-election bid.

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Post-election Spain: moderate majority, extremist parliamentary leverage

Following Spain's 23 July snap election, Michael Reid, former Madrid correspondent for The Economist and author of "Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country," writes a new piece for Canning House's blog on the vote's results and outcomes for the country.

EU-CELAC Summit

This week, the European Union (EU) and Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) held a summit in Brussels, the first gathering of the two regional bodies in eight years. In Canning House's latest blog, Gabriel Cohen and Susana Berruecos give their perspectives on its outcomes and significance.

25-04-19: Latin American Weekly Report

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