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Friday Reading List - 30 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 30 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 30 October 2020
Good morning and happy Friday!
Below are links to interesting articles I’ve read in the past week as well as a list of upcoming events related to Latin America.
Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week.
Monday - CJNG expansion into Mexico's capital region
Tuesday - Chile is going to reform its constitution
Wednesday - Politics and polls (Peru, US)
Thursday - Coronavirus update
Three other points before I get to the articles:
On Thursday 12 November, I am among the analysts speaking at the Latin America Risk Symposium. It’s a three hour webinar over Zoom discussing risks and opportunities in the region in 2021. There is a $95 fee to attend. If you are interested, please click here to sign up.
Thanks to all the paying subscribers who support this newsletter. If you are a paying subscriber and there are topics you would like me to cover, you can always email me to make recommendations or ask questions.
If you found any of my newsletters useful this week, please encourage your friends and colleagues to subscribe. People can add their email at https://boz.substack.com/ or email me at boz@substack.com to be added to the distribution list.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - The Peril of a Rudderless Continent
New York Times - Behind the Curve: How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America’s Covid-19 Defenses
The Atlantic - The Biden Doctrine Begins With Latin America
Los Angeles Times - A renewed surge of migration from Central America could pose early test for a President Biden
Institute of the Americas - How the U.S. Election May Influence China’s Engagement in the Americas
World Bank Blog - Improving shock response in Latin America through adaptive social protection systems
Reuters - If Biden wins U.S. election, Brazil's Bolsonaro loses key trade, climate ally
Reuters - Analysis: Brazil economy facing stimulus drought as monetary, fiscal taps run dry
Wall Street Journal - Brazil Wanted to Harvest the Amazon Responsibly. Illicit Loggers Axed the Plan.
InSight Crime - Drug Dealers in Brazil Accused of Bankrolling Soccer Games
Financial Times - Arrest of Mexican general in US shakes López Obrador at home and abroad
Washington Post - Violent criminal groups are eroding Mexico’s authority and claiming more territory
WOLA - New Report Documents How U.S. Sanctions Have Directly Aggravated Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
Armando Info - Un banco oculto en el radar sirvió a los ‘bolichicos’
Wilson Center - A Tale of Two Defaults
Washington Post - Argentina locked down early and hard. Now cases are exploding.
Atlantic Council - Colombia’s shale resource potential
New York Times - The Lesson From Bolivia for Latin American Politics
Financial Times - Austerity vs populism tensions overhang LatAm debt markets
TechCrunch - Current and upcoming trends in Latin America’s mobile growth
LatamList - Female Investors Perspective on Raising Capital in Latam
Wall Street Journal - String of Tense Votes Tests Africa’s Democracies
El Pais - A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air
Upcoming Events
4 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Innovating Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean
10 November, AS/COA - Latin America's Fintech Revolution
12 November - LatAm Risk Symposium
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend and a happy Halloween.