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> Puerto Rican and US officials are continuing their crackdown on the narcotics trade, seizing a stash of drugs on January 4 from a disused boathouse in Old San Juan. The confiscated... 2011-01-11

Allegations of corruption contained in recently published Wikileaks cables are the latest in a long line of scandals to hit President Leonel Fernández's government, which could in... 2011-01-11

The panic selling that followed the Banco Central de Chile (BCC)'s announcement that it would buy US$12bn in the foreign exchange market in 2011 looks to be running out of steam, with... 2011-01-11

The monthly index of economic activity in Paraguay increased by 17.4% year-on-year in October, largely on the back of an ongoing recovery in the agricultural sector which has led to... 2011-01-10

Peru's economy expanded for the 14th consecutive month in October, growing by a rapid 8.3% year-on-year (y-o-y).

On 16 December, Mario Cossío, mayor of the Tarija region, became the seventh opposition mayor to be removed from office in recent months, leaving opposition governors in control of... 2011-01-10

Former mayor of Lima Luis Castañada may be out of the race for the presidency if he is charged under recent accusations levelled by Peru's public prosecutors' office. Casteñada stands... 2011-01-10

Inflation spiked in December, increasing 1.8% month-on-month to take the full year figure for 2010 to 7.2% y-o-y, up from 5.6% in November, considerably higher than the central bank's... 2011-01-10

President Evo Morales' decision to repeal a decree that cut large state fuel subsidies has restored political stability in Bolivia and shored up his popular support among poor and indigenous... 2011-01-05

The Chilean central bank's surprise decision to intervene in the foreign exchange markets by purchasing US$12bn in 2011 means we no longer favour the Chilean peso over other regional... 2011-01-04