On November 5, 2018, FSG held its final executive breakfast for the year in Mexico City, with a group of country managers, regional executives, and CFOs, where we presented our outlook for the next sexenio led by Andrés Manuel López…
May 17, 2018 - This post was written by Pablo Gonzalez, Director for Latin America Research, and Alejandro Valerio, Senior Analyst, Andean Region. Colombia is going through a key political transition after the end of a 53-year conflict with the…
On March 23, Vice President Vizcarra was sworn in as Peru’s new president after the embattled Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) resigned on March 21. He resigned due to a corruption scandal on the eve of the impeachment vote that was…
As anticipated by FSG, Colombians went to the polls on March 11th and elected a fragmented congress. None of the political parties will have a majority in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. A divided Congress will make…
The chart of the week is from Alejandro Valerio, Senior Analyst for Latin America: “After signing a controversial peace accord to end a 53-year conflict with the FARC in 2016, Colombia is heading into the most consequential elections in its…
January 24, 2018 - This post was written by Alejandro Valerio, Senior Analyst, and Boyang Xue, Research Intern Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) survived an impeachment vote in Congress at the end of 2017 following the revelation that he…
On October 15, Venezuela’s political forces went head to head again paving the way to further escalate the country’s dire economic situation. The National Electoral Council (NEC) declared that President Maduro’s party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), won…