Over the past decade Peru’s economic performance has been in the upper echelon of growth figures for Latin American countries, with growing GDP and shrinking debt. As President-elect Ollanta Humala...
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Economic Update | Peru: Reasons for confidence
23 Jun 2011
Economic Update | Bahamas: Telecom sale moves forward
18 Mar 2011
The long-stalled privatisation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) appears one step closer to completion, with global operator Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) set to take a...
Economic Update | The Bahamas: Oil's new frontier?
21 Oct 2010
With large swathes of undersea and land sites closed to exploration and development in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, international majors and smaller firms are considering drilling...
Economic Update | The Bahamas: Modernising regulations
19 Aug 2010
The Bahamas is in the process of overhauling key legislation regarding the operations of its central bank and companies in the financial industry, aiming to increase efficiency in the banking sector...
Economic Update | The Bahamas: Tourism recovering but worries remain
22 Jul 2010
The Bahamas’ tourism industry is showing signs of recovery from last year’s downturn, with arrivals numbers up in many of its islands. However, the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba’s...
Economic Update | Property Debate
22 Jul 2010
The Bahamas’ real estate sector has reacted cautiously to plans by the government to raise the stamp duty on property sales, with some concerned the additional charges could discourage investors.
