Chile's Central Bank Raises its Interest Rate




Brazil

Dollar Closes Higher

Charge on Pix is Extended to Companies

Inflation Advances 0.58% in 2022

Brent Oil Closes Above $90

Federal Public Debt Grows 12% in 2021

E-Commerce Helps 96% of Small Businesses

Ibovespa: Braskem Drops 4.17%

Brazil Receives Invitation Letter From OECD

BC Website Goes Down After System Overload

Treasury Direct Reaches Sales of R$3.293 Bln

Mexico

7 Economic News This Thursday

Carlos Slim Stays Out of Pay TV for Now

Aeromexico to Defend in NY Bankruptcy Court

IMF Cuts Growth Expectations for Mexico

HSBC Analyzing Citibanamex Purchase

Junior Creditors Decry Reorg Plan of Aeromexico

Mexico's Pemex Production in Free Fall

Record in Payment of Customs Taxes in 2021

Mexican Stock Market Fell to 50,000 pts

Inflation Falls to 7.13% Year-on-Year

Argentina

Government Must Pay US$730 M to the IMF

Ex Leftist Presidents in Support of Argentina

Challenges for Argentine Economy in 2022

Increases Risk of an Inflationary Spiral

Top News of the Day

Record Oil and Steel Production

Argentina Worsened in the Corruption Ranking

Argentina will Pay 720 M to the IMF on Friday

Main Economic News of the Day

Biden Sides with Fernandez

Venezuela

Basic Food Basket Rose 46.78% in December

Venezuela Reactivates Flights to Spain

IMF: Latin America will Grow Less in 2022

US Extends Citgo Protection for Another Year

Is There Inflation in Dollars?

BCV Injects Dollars to Stabilize the Bolivar

PDVSA Debt Increased to $34.9 bln in 2021

Biden Branded Maduro a Dictator Once Again

Guerrilla Disputes Venezuelan territory

Venezuela Produced 681,000 bpd in December

Colombia

Free Trade Agreement with Singapore

Three Days Without VAT in 2021

Increased Investment in Oil Exploration

Interest Rates will Rise in Colombia

In 10 Years Colombia Wouldn't Have Farmers

Dollar is Trading at COP 3.987

Excessive Business Anxiety Due the Elections

Colombian Stock Market in Red

Oil Production Decreased 5.7% Annually

80% of Colombians Were Able to Save in 2021

Andes

Bolivia Prefers to Import Crude

Peru: Entry Into the OECD in Danger

Alliance Between Andean Stock Exchanges

Peru Could Join the OECD

Chile: Preserve Autonomy of the Central Bank

Bolivia: Coming Out of the Worst

Peru's Debt: The Third Lowest in the Region

Chile Slows Down in Transparency Ranking

Bolivia: Urea Exports Reach US$13.3 M

Peru: Investor Return

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