Venezuelans marked April 19, their president’s fourth anniversary in office, with mass protests. Here are issues to keep in mind for the rest of his six-year term.
Hemispheric Updates
Although Lenín Moreno's win is now official, his rival Guillermo Lasso is crying foul.
Although the Supreme Court reversed its decision to take over Congress, it still granted President Nicolás Maduro the ability to approve new oil deals and get some much-needed cash.
Floods are expected to cost the country 1.6 percent of GDP in 2017, but with low debt and high reserves, Peru’s in better shape than most to up its infrastructure spending.
Negotiators were in Buenos Aires through March 24 to advance a deal 18 years in the making.
2016 was a difficult year for national oil companies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, proving the need for the energy sector reforms in each case.
Ahead of the April 2 runoff, former banker Guillermo Lasso has a slight edge but polls in a statistical dead heat with Rafael Correa’s ex-Vice President Lenín Moreno.