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With the first round of annual wage negotiations imminent, and discussions of the draft government budget soon to get underway, President José Mujica's administration is facing the... 2010-09-02

Popular support for Chilean President Sebastian Pinera continues to stumble, with a wide swathe of opinion polls showing his approval ratings consistently falling, only eight months... 2010-09-02

President Cristina Fernández's demand for a review of the 1976 deal that saw Argentina's largest paper maker sold to some of the country's biggest media companies reinforces our view... 2010-09-02

BMI View: With the start of wage negotiations raising the spectre of above inflation salary rises, new President José Mujica is facing the sternest test so far of his commitment... 2010-08-16

BMI View: With the start of wage negotiations raising the spectre of above inflation salary rises, new President José Mujica is facing the sternest test so far of his commitment... 2010-08-16

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... 2010-07-28

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... 2010-07-28

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... 2010-07-02

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... 2010-07-01

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... 2010-07-01