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Paraguay's current ambassador to Lebanon, Alejandro Hamed, is to be the new foreign affairs minister. Hamed has freely admitted to having contact with what the US considers terrorist... 2008-08-05

Thanks to prudent macroeconomic management by Uruguay's government, the sovereign has been upgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's to BB-, from B+ in July, with a stable... 2008-08-05

The deteriorating outlook on Chile's economy is weighing on the country's economic risk ratings. Our long-term economic risk rating has dropped to 78.2 this month, from 92.7 amid... 2008-08-04

Opinion polls show that Slovenia's January-June EU presidency has increased local support for regional, EU-focused policies. We are generally encouraged by Slovenia's performance... 2008-07-28

Paraguay's president-elect Fernando Lugo has named former leftist militant, Miguel Lopez Perito, to be the head of his Cabinet when he takes office on August 15.Lopez Perito was one... 2008-07-08

Chile and Peru ratified a free trade agreement (FTA) in early July, which will strengthen diplomatic ties between the two countries and provide a more secure investment framework... 2008-07-08

Rapidly rising headline inflation appears to be back in Uruguay. After coming down from its almost three-year high of 9.0% y-o-y in August 2007, Uruguayan consumer price inflation... 2008-07-08

As the dispute between the government and local farmers lingers on, the political outlook in Argentina continues to deteriorate. As a result, we have downgraded our short-term political... 2008-07-07

The Uruguayan system of tripartite salary negotiation between workers, employers and the government appears to be causing friction between the parties involved, with business leaders... 2008-06-09

Consumer price inflation reached its highest level in 14 years, growing by 8.9% y-o-y in May on the back of rising food prices and record high global energy costs. Food and housing... 2008-06-06