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Latin America and the Caribbean

Tropical storms

New 18/05/2022 – by Marjorie Pons Piñeyro

CARICOM plans to boost disaster resilience

Due to global heating, hurricanes are becoming more dangerous in the Caribbean

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Migration

15/03/2022 – by Carlos Alberto Marinho Cirino, Lisa Kuner

Some Warao “will stay for good” in Brazil

An anthropologist explains what makes indigenous migration from Venezuela so special

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IMF

10/03/2022 – by José Siaba Serrate

The IMF’s huge loan to Argentina was not fit for purpose

The IMF made many mistakes in its $ 57 billion loan programme in Argentina. Here are some lessons learned

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Urban life

02/03/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues

What expats say about crime in Europe and Brazil

Violent crime is a much bigger threat in Rio than in Hamburg or London

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Gated communities

27/02/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues

In Rio, the price of a safe home is very high

For the privileged few, gated communities provide a refuge from violent crime in Brazil

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Latin America

13/02/2022 – by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Chile’s next president faces huge challenges

Chile’s voters want fundamental change – but stability is needed too

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Bolivia

03/02/2022 – by Susanne Stollreiter

Bridging divides in Bolivia

German political foundations have launched a dialogue process that includes all political camps

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Latin America

02/02/2022 – by Susanne Stollreiter

Winners on the left in Bolivia and Peru

The Andean countries’ new presidents face major domestic and economic problems

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Covid-19

24/01/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues

The exhaustion factor

Burnout is taking a toll on Brazilian workers, especially those in health care

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Green recovery

21/01/2022 – by José Siaba Serrate

A push from development banks

Multilateral development banks play an important role for the economic recovery of Latin American and Caribbean countries

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Green recovery

20/01/2022 – by José Siaba Serrate

Implementing a green recovery agenda

Latin America has room for improvement in using nature-based solutions, digitalising sectors, and improving transport and energy infrastructure

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