Update: Chile, Brazil Could Offer Respite to U.S.-Canada Lumber Dispute
The United States has a lumber problem and Latin America could offer solutions.
Hemispheric Updates
Update: The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Turns Five
Despite an oil price drop and bilateral trade slump, more Colombian companies are exporting to the United States than before.
Venezuela Update: 3 Things to Know about Maduro's Remaining 2 Years in Office
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.
Update: Five Things to Know about Ecuador's Runoff Election
Although Lenín Moreno's win is now official, his rival Guillermo Lasso is crying foul.
Venezuela Update: Political and Economic Crises Converge with Supreme Court Decision
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.
Peru Update: The Economic and Political Costs of Mother Nature and Poor Planning
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.
Update: EU and Mercosur's Window of Opportunity to Finalize Trade Deal
Negotiators were in Buenos Aires through March 24 to advance a deal 18 years in the making.
