Over the past week protests in Lebanon have turned violent. Following months of relatively peaceful demonstrations across the small country anti-government protesters and security forces
Tag: economic crisis
The Argentine Headache
Argentina is on the brink of a financial crisis once again. Current leader Mauricio Macri’s loss to left-wing opponent Alberto Fernandez in the primary election
Daniel Ortega Calls For Negotiations With Opposition
Venezuela is not the only Latin American country dealing with concurrent economic and political crises. Nicaragua has been in the midst of its gravest national
Friday 10 August, 2018 Update: Turkey’s Currency Tumbles
On Friday the Turkish lira fell to its lowest level on protracted concern about geopolitical and economic factors that have been steering Turkish policy decisions
Thursday 20 April, 2017 Update: Anti-Government Protests Blanket Venezuela
The days of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his regime might finally be numbered. Massive protests were staged on Wednesday in Caracas and across the
Friday 3 March, 2017 Update: Venezuelan Monetary Reserves Diminishing
Venezuela is rapidly approaching the moment when economic Armageddon becomes a grim reality and there is practically nothing its government can do at this point
