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1 June 2018

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Latin America trade trifecta in sight for New Zealand
Columnist; Thomas Manning
THIS EDITION'S FEATURE NEWS
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Colombia

Colombia to become a member of the OECD international economic organization
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on Friday that Colombia would be officially invited to join the group.   

The Paris-based economic organization was founded in 1961 and has traditionally included industrialized nations, though in recent years it has extended its membership to emerging economies. 

​"The accession of Colombia will contribute to our efforts to transform the OECD into a more diverse and inclusive institution, which will ensure our relevance in the years and decades ahead." OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said, welcoming the new addition.

DW News
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Nicaragua

Nicaragua unrest: Thousands join renewed anti-government rallies

BBC 

Mexico

Mexico minister: 40 percent chance of NAFTA deal before July election

Reuters

Brazil

Brazil’s truckers protest drags on despite dispatch of military
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Reuters

Chile
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Latin America's water crisis is not about millennials' avocado habit, but the human and environmental impact of food production
Independent

Chile

MercadoLibre's Recent Financials Mask Operational Growth

Seeking Alpha

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Argentina

Amazon eyes Latam expansion, opens Argentina office
Reuters
Macri - Time, Pesos & Politics
Coca Cola to increase investment by US$1.2b
Buenos Aires Times

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North & Central America 
Belize
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Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
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Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada 
Guadeloupe
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Maarten
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands

South America 
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

New Zealand
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Venezuela

Venezuela is about to explode
Al Jazeera 
New Zealand expresses concern regarding Venezuelan elections
Scoop.co.nz 
Panama
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Norwegian Bliss Makes History for the Panama Canal

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The Maritime Executive
Chile

Chile central bank won't overreact to peso weakness: governor

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Reuters

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Transpolar flight grows NZ trade opportunities in Latin America
Columnist; Thomas Manning
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS


25 de Mayo - Argentine National Day Reception - Residence of Argentina, Karori, Wellington

 Writer Gabriel García Márquez; Emperor Maximilian I & Empress Charlota Of Mexico; Actor Diego Luna
How One Hundred Years of Solitude redefined Latin America
Chapultepec, the Mexican Castle That Drove a Belgian Princess to Madness and an Austrian Archduke to the Firing Squad

Actor Diego Luna was a Hollywood golden boy. So why did he go back to Mexico?

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​VIDEO - LATAM/NZ BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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Peru Economy: Country becoming Latin America's startup hub  Peru is one of Latin America's best-performing economies. Its growth is partly due to exports of metals and minerals and lucrative trade deals with China. Dimitri O'Donnell reports now from Lima on how this boom has also turned the country into an emerging hub for new start-ups.
Migration in Latin America: Between Economic Mobility and Humanitarian Displacement.  Poverty and violence are the driving forces behind human movement in Latin America. What new responses by policy-makers and businesses help to support the people on the move and their host communities?
Kiwi housing problems part of global trend
- A weekly New Zealand Herald Videocast about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 

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LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Recovery hits soft patch in first quarter; financial volatility returns to the region  

May 16 - Available data suggest that Latin America’s economy lost some steam at the start of 2018, as the region’s recovery continues to be bumpy. Regional GDP growth is expected to have come in at 1.7% annually in the first quarter, below the fourth quarter’s nearly four-year high of 2.0%. While regional growth has notably improved since a tough 2015–2016, economic slack and vulnerabilities still exist in many economies, which is keeping the recovery uneven overall.


​Panama Richest Country in Latin America


PANAMA CITY – Panama became Latin America’s richest country last year and will remain so the next five years as well, according to a Latinvex analysis of new data and projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  The data looks at gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP to measure wealth. According to the IMF, Panama replaced Chile as Latin America’s richest country ...


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NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS & PRESS RELEASES
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CUBA IN NEW ZEALAND

GRULAC Ambassadors meet NZ Parliament Latin America Friendship Group
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Cuba and Cook Islands confirm common challenges

Cuba's commitment with climate change highlighted in New Zealand

Cuban ambassador meets Chairperson of New Zealand Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee. 

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​Business News and information from the NZ Government.


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New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, May 2018


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​​LANZBC May 2018 Newsletter

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'Transpacific Business Digest' © is a free fortnightly E-digest aggregating New Zealand - Latin American Business News, Economic Analysis, Market Reports & Video published by Manning Group Limited and edited by Thomas Manning who has advised on and managed projects for New Zealand companies in Latin America for over 30 years,  Thomas is a former Vice President of the Latin America New Zealand Business Council and is a Buenos Aires Times Columnist who also writes regularly for EMA's BusinessPLus Magazine. Thomas' Linkedin Profile & Media Archive
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15 May 2018 - Venezuela Inflation 13,000 %
1 May 2018 - Cuba's new President takes Office
15 April 2018 - US relations with Latin America have soured
1 April 2018 - NZ's first resident Ambassador in Colombia H.E. Lucy Duncan presents her credentials to President Manuel Santos
15 March 2018 - ​Mexico's cinema powerhouse: 'The Three Amigos' who have swept the Oscars; the latest with 'The Shape of Water'
1 March 2018 - Galapagos Islands fights temptation of lucrative mass tourism

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