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  • Mexico Election Update

    • May 15, 2018
    • Posted by: Marc Babel
    • Category: Elections, Latin America, Mexico
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    Lynx Fellow Grant Baker This year, arguably one of the most decisive political elections in recent memory will play out; affecting the economic and political realities of nearly every American. No, this is not the upcoming US midterm election, this election will take place a few months earlier just south of the border in Mexico;

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  • Venezuela Crisis Update

    • March 31, 2018
    • Posted by: Marc Babel
    • Category: Blog, Business Risk, Economics, Latin America, Venezuela
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    Lynx Fellow Jon Vreede By any standard, the conditions in Venezuela are catastrophic. An economic downturn caused by low oil prices has led to astronomical hyperinflation that the IMF predicts will surpass 2300% in 2018.[1] This has led to widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic goods, and prompted 500,000 Venezuelans to flee their

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