The Americas
Greenback blues
The strong dollar is hurting exports from Latin America
For three small dollarised economies it has exposed a lack of competitiveness
On its knees
Cuba is out of supplies and out of ideas
Penury is pushing the island towards Russia and China
An overmighty Congress
Peru’s president survives because she’s not in charge
The lawmakers are dismantling institutions
Bitcoin mining
Crypto cowboys have found paradise in Paraguay
Cheap electricity, lax laws and low taxes: what’s not to like?
The Brazilian economy
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side
Investors have started to worry about deficits and debt
Voting against Maduro
A new danger for Venezuela’s autocrat
The regime’s dilemma is rig or lose the election on July 28th
Of Milei and Moses
In Catholic Argentina, Javier Milei embraces Judaism
That is not universally welcomed by Argentine Jews
Unhappy union
The irrelevance of Mercosur
Once the herald of a liberal future, the trade bloc’s members are increasingly at odds
A different kind of therapy
Mexico has become a testing ground for psychedelic therapies
From ibogaine to LSD, the benefits of psychedelics are not yet backed up by strong medical evidence
The other China
Paraguay and Taiwan strengthen their embrace, for now
Paraguay has benefited from increased Taiwanese investment, but will it be enough to ward off the lure of Beijing?
The sleepwalkers
China’s presence in Latin America has expanded dramatically
The region’s leaders are failing to consider the risks of growing dependence
Canada’s overdose capital
Vancouver pioneered liberal drug policies. Fentanyl destroyed them
So-called harm-reduction measures have become a rod for Justin Trudeau’s back