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December 14, 2018

Global and Local Challenges in Argentina and Brazil

The last presidential elections in Argentina (2015) and in Brazil (2018), represent a change from populism towards more orthodox economic policies in two important countries in the region. This shift is not only economic but also reflects other fundamental changes in the electorate, in particular the growing dissatisfaction of the population with issues such as weak security and growing corruption in political institutions.

Guillermo Calvo , Augusto de la Torre , Roque Fernandez , Pablo Guidotti , Paulo Leme , Guillermo Perry and Liliana Rojas-Suarez
Donald Trump speaking at 2017 CPAC conference. Photo by Gage Skidmore
July 10, 2018

Trump’s Protectionist Threat to Latin America

The economic impacts of Donald Trump’s trade dispute with China have so far been limited, but the countries of Latin America are nonetheless paying an early price. For a region where many economies are already constrained by weakened fiscal positions, the additional uncertainty caused by rising protectionism is especially unwelcome.

Laura Alfaro , Guillermo Calvo , Roque Fernandez , Pablo Guidotti , Guillermo Perry , Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Ernesto Talvi