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15 August 2018

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New Broom in Mexico is Good News for New Zealand
 Columnist; Thomas Manning
THIS EDITION'S FEATURE NEWS
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Colombia

Iván Duque: Colombia's new president sworn into office

Colombia's newly-elected President Iván Duque took office on Tuesday, pledging to unite the country and improve economic growth.  The conservative political newcomer was elected in June after a divisive election campaign where he saw off left-wing rival Gustavo Petro.  In his inaugural address, the former lawyer pledged changes to tackle corruption, invigorate the economy and change the peace deal with the Farc rebel group.

Duque, who spent half his adult life in Washington, is the protege of former President Alvaro Uribe, a polarizing security hard-liner. Whether he’ll be able to emerge from Uribe’s shadow to promote his technocratic plans to boost the “creative economy” and overhaul the tax agency may depend on the severity of a series of crises hitting the country.

BBC

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Guatemala

Prosecutors again attempt to strip Guatemala's president of immunity

Reuters

Chile

Chile first Latin American country to ban plastic bags
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Xinhua

NAFTA

Mexico: Progress made, but toughest issues remain in NAFTA talks

​The Hill

Brazil
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Brazil's farmers dump sugar for soy as trade war boosts Chinese 

Reuters

Peru

Peru president proposes referendum on political, judicial reform

Reuters

LatAm & Caribbean

Ministry Officials and experts Craft Proposal to Meet Education 2030 Agenda Targets

UNESCO

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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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Costa Rica

Wellness Tourism Sector Receives Boost from the Costa Rica Tourism Board

Costa Rica Star 
Mexico

Mexico's new government to cut VAT in region bordering United States: aide

Reuters
Argentina
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Argentina's Chairman Macri And The Austrian Dilemma

Forbes

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 Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
 Columnist; Thomas Manning
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS




​NZ represented at the Inauguration of Ivan Duque Marquez as President of Colombia


Photo left: The New Zealand Parliamentary Under-Secretary Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Fletcher Tabuteau with NZ Ambassador HE Lucy Duncan and Deputy Head of Mission, Ellen Duval.

Photo right: Under-Secretary Tabuteau welcomed to Colombia by Colombian Vice-Minister Adriana Martinez

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Revealed: The Many Faces of Frida Kahlo Beneath the Glamorous Mask of Fame
Sixty-four years ago today, July 13th, Frida Kahlo died at just 47 years old, possibly by suicide, following a stormy year in which she developed gangrene and an addiction to the painkillers she needed for the many surgeries she'd recently undergone. Oh, and she also had her right leg amputated--and, somehow, after years of being practically bed-bound, managed to attend the opening of her first-ever solo exhibition. Her will is just one reason why Kahlo's icon status endures today—and it's also just one example of how the "Frida" everyone knows on a first-name basis has been glamorized.  Click Here for full article and 17 photographs of Frida

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Latin America trade trifecta in sight for New Zealand
Columnist; Thomas Manning

​VIDEO - LATAM/NZ BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018

​​International trade supports growth and development and helps to alleviate poverty, but many free trade agreements have suffered a backlash in recent years. With established agreements being reworked, how should stakeholders navigate an uncertain trade landscape? 
Peru 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.

How bad is this downturn?

A weekly New Zealand Herald Videocast about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 

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Transpolar flight grows NZ trade opportunities in Latin America
Columnist; Thomas Manning
LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Growth holds up in Q2 despite political turbulence

August 8, 2018 - Available data suggests that Latin America’s economic momentum held up in the second quarter, despite political turbulence in key economies and an uncertain economic backdrop. Regional GDP (excluding Venezuela) is expected to have expanded 2.0% annually in Q2, a notch above Q1’s 1.9% increase. Higher commodity prices buttressed growth in commodity-exporting countries, while healthy consumption is expected to have supported activity in Mexico. That said, the acceleration was moderate considering Q1’s growth reading was weighed on by adverse calendar effects that dissipated in Q2. Moreover, economic slack persists in the region, especially in major players Argentina and Brazil.


Mexico Tops Latin America FDI Confidence
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Despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the July presidential elections, Mexico now tops FDI confidence in Latin America, according to the latest FDI Confidence Index from A.T. Kearney. While its score actually declined – from 1.51 points to 1.47 points – it outperformed the previous top country, Brazil, which saw its score decline even more – from 1.52 points to 1.37 points. Mexico ranks 17th for the second consecutive year.

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NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS & PRESS RELEASES
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CUBA IN NEW ZEALAND

  1. In an event held at the diplomatic mission of Cuba in Wellington, the ambassadors of Latin America to New Zealand, had a friendly meeting with the Minister for Climate Change and co - leader of the Green Party, James Shaw.
  2. Exchange with University of Canterbury students
  3. Ambassador HE Mario Alzugaray, meets Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, HE Rick Houenipwela
  4. Extraordinary show of the Ballet Revolution in Auckland
  5. ​GRULAC Ambassadors meet NZ Parliament Latin America Friendship Group



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Business News and information from the NZ Government.


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New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, August 2018


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​​LANZBC July 2018 Newsletter

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South America Land Prices Review



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PUBLISHER & EDITOR
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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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archive
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1 August 2018 - Cristina Kirchner will run for President of Argentina in 2019
15 July 2018 - Venezuela's latest desperate plan
1 July 2018 - AMLO Sweeps to Mexican Presidency in Historic Landslide
15 June 2018 - 'Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau' - BusinessPlus Magazine Columnist Thomas Manning's Interview with Fletcher Tabuteau, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs
1 June 2018 - Chile central bank won't overreact to peso weakness: governor
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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