Americas: Dominican Republic to head to the polls amid COVID-19 Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; election-related unrest In the Dominican Republic, general elections are expected to take place on 5 July amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote, originally scheduled for 17 May, was postponed due to the spread of the virus. According to the […]
Americas: Chile facing tightened lockdown, Codelco suspends projects over COVID-19 Sectors: all Key Risks: business interruption; economic risks In Chile, lockdowns and associated enforcement measures to try to contain the spread of COVID-19 are expected to continue to heighten. Although the government was initially reluctant to impose a mandatory national quarantine, full lockdowns have recently […]
Americas: Controversial proposal to merge Mexico’s regulators postponed amid backlash Sectors: all Key Risks: regulatory changes; contract frustration In Mexico, Ricardo Monreal, the Senate leader of the ruling leftist Morena party, decided to delay a controversial proposal to merge three regulatory bodies – an initiative that was publicly backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador […]
Americas: Guyana completes 2 March general election vote recount, opposition set to win Sectors: oil and gas; mining Key Risks: political instability; policy continuity; civil unrest In Guyana, after 33 days the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) completed the recount of the votes cast in the 2 March general elections, with unofficial results granting the opposition […]
Americas: Suriname faces heightened political instability after crucial election Sectors: oil and gas; mining Key Risks: political instability; policy continuity; legislative gridlock; unrest In Suriname, political instability is set to heighten as pressure mounts for electoral authorities to announce the final results of the 25 May elections. As of 31 May, with 99.5 per cent […]
Americas: Creditor talks set to continue after Argentina’s ninth sovereign default Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default In Argentina, creditor groups were approached by the government to sign a non-disclosure agreement to continue debt restructuring negotiations. The move came a day after the country defaulted for the ninth time on its sovereign debt after missing […]
A Code. The final lockdown blog. I think you should be able to sum up what you live by in paragraph. Otherwise, you could look like one of those people on Facebook that re-posts a motivational quote every day – searchers. They want to follow; be something but don’t know what. They want change but […]
Americas: Ecuador’s mining sector to resume operations despite state of emergency extension Sectors: mining; all Key Risks: business interruption; economic risks In Ecuador, the mining sector has been allowed to gradually resume its activities over the coming weeks after the Committee for Emergency Operations approved on 15 May a set of strict health and safety guidelines […]
Americas: Controversy expected as Guyana’s 2 March general elections vote recount begins Sectors: all; oil & gas Key Risks: political stability; policy continuity; civil unrest In Guyana, controversy over the 2 March general elections is set to increase as the long-delayed full recount of votes began on 6 May. Meant to last around 25 days, according to estimates […]
Americas: Argentina unlikely to modify debt restructuring offer as default looms Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default In Argentina, the government appears ready to extend the 8 May deadline it has imposed on holders of US$66.2bln of foreign debt to accept a restructuring proposal which has been already rejected by the main creditor groups. The extension would […]
Mind F&$k In general, people have negative thoughts because they suffer and because they have fears. Humans, unlike animals, can derive from their present circumstances and believe that they can predict the future. When things are going well, the future looks bright, and when they are not, it seems dark. It’s human nature, we love […]
Americas: Brazil’s Bolsonaro under growing pressure as Moro quits finance minister post Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy continuity In Brazil, Sergio Moro resigned on 24 April as justice minister after a showdown with President Jair Bolsonaro, who he accused of interfering in police investigations and of firing the head of the federal police for personal […]