Canning Insights

Combating the repercussions of Venezuela’s crisis

Colombia and Peru strike accords to end social conflicts

There is widespread agreement that the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are not growing fast enough. There are many reasons for this, among them the end of the commodities boom, large fiscal deficits, corruption, the electoral cycle, and high levels of political uncertainty. While the exact role each of these factors has played is open to debate, it is also true that low growth can be traced back to a simple and at first sight rather more technical issue: low levels of investment, particularly in infrastructure.

Stormy start to Uruguay’s election season

Tighter sanctions on Venezuela make life tricky for Cuban government

Maduro lashes out with a purpose