Country Risk Rating
Paraguay
In a sign of the Paraguayan government's efforts at boosting the country's regional profile, on July 23 Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata announced that President Fernando Lugo had...
2010-07-28Chile
Following congress's rejection of the government's plans to raise mining royalties on foreign firms in an effort to help raise funds for post-earthquake reconstruction, Chilean President...
2010-07-28Uruguay
Uruguay's monetary authorities kept the country's policy rate on hold at 6.25% in June for the sixth straight month. While the central bank was quick to insist that it is monitoring...
2010-07-02Chile
An opinion poll by the Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea has shown a 54% approval rating for Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government after his first 100 days...
2010-07-01Paraguay
Two police officers were killed in a clash with a guerrilla group in Paraguay's north on June 17. Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola said that five or six members of the Army of the...
2010-07-01Argentina
Argentina's Foreign Minister, Jorge Taiana, has unexpectedly announced his resignation, highlighting again the personality politics at the centre of government. While Taiana has cited...
2010-06-30Uruguay
Further progress to bolster bilateral relations between Uruguay and Argentina has been made, following the fourth meeting in three months of their respective presidents, José Mujica...
2010-06-07Argentina
The June 6 primary elections for the opposition Unión Civica Radical (UCR) leadership saw Ricardo Alfonsín - son of former president Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989) - defeat Leopoldo...
2010-06-07
