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Chile's consumer price index (CPI) grew by 2.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) in October, up from 2.8% y-o-y in September and 2.6% y-o-y in August. The October inflation figure represents the... 2012-11-20

Senate allies of Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have passed legislation that would lower the voting age from 18 to 16. We see the effort to lower the... 2012-10-25

Progressive Party member Marco Enriquez-Ominami announced his intention to run in Chile’s December 2013 presidential election. As both Concertación and Coalición... 2012-10-25

Despite reports that Paraguay may soon return to the Mercádo Comón del Sur (Mercosur) trade bloc, representatives of the organization recently reiterated that... 2012-10-25

Uruguayan President José Mujica signed legislation in October legalising abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The move is in line with the population's socially... 2012-10-25

Even after a wave of downgrades to our sovereign risk ratings for Latin America in our previous (August) update, further macroeconomic forecast revisions have seen us undertake another... 2012-10-17

President Federico Franco deployed troops to the northern region of Concepción in response to attacks credited to the insurgent group Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo... 2012-09-28

The Chilean supreme court recently confirmed that former President Salvador Allende had, in fact, committed suicide when the forces of General Agosto Pinochet stormed the presidential... 2012-09-28

A recent public opinion poll by Equipos Mori shows that the former president, Tabare Vasquez, remains very popular with the electorate, receiving a 65% approval rating, the highest... 2012-09-28

Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed criticism by the IMF regarding her government’s... 2012-09-28