Tag Archives: Latin America

“We Will No Longer Sell Crude Abroad”: Mexican President AMLO

This is good news for Mexico’s long-beleaguered state-owned oil company, Pemex, but not such good news for the US’ refinery industry.

Remittances to Latin America Surge, Even As Virus Crisis Continues to Bite in Host Economies

One of the rare economic success stories of the past year. But there are also downsides and dark sides to the remittances story.

Bayer-Monsanto Fails (At First Attempt) to Block Mexico’s Phaseout of Glyphosate and Ban on GMO Corn

Mexico has already gone mano a mano with Monsanto before, and it came out on top. But this time it’s on a direct collision course with Big Ag and the U.S. government.

Pfizer’s Sordid Vaccine Sales Practices in Latin America Could Be a Big Boon for China and Russia

Vaccine politics could end up nudging countries in the region even deeper into China’s orbit. As vaccines fail to materialise, doctors turn to cheap, widely available drugs such as Ivermectin.

Oxygen Becomes a Scarce Resource in Latin America’s Two Largest Economies

In the case of Mexico, criminal gangs are taking full advantage of the medical oxygen shortage, with deadly consequences.