South America News

Electing women can boost gender equality in both appointments and policies, research finds

Where women win election into local government roles with the power to appoint public servants, new research has found, more women are appointed throughout public bodies and those organisations enact […]

Government departments in Mexico to face significant cuts, as 2017 budget sets out fresh austerity plans

Government departments in Mexico are to face significant budget and workforce reductions, as the country’s new finance minister has pledged a return to a primary surplus for the first time […]

Governments must act faster to help people make greater use of the Internet, OECD warns

Governments around the world must act faster to help people and firms to make greater use of the Internet and remove regulatory barriers to digital innovation, OECD general secretary Angel […]

New health booking system tackles corruption and cuts waiting times

A new appointment booking system introduced in the city of Canoas, in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul region, has boosted the number of daily consultations from 900 to 2,000. The […]

Demand for World Bank loans rises to record levels

Demand for World Bank lending from developing countries reached $23.5bn in 2015 – the highest it has ever been outside a financial crisis, according to figures released today. With global […]

Mexican health system needs urgent reform, says OECD report

The OECD has called on the Mexican government to urgently reform its health system, which it says is “fragmented, inefficient and unresponsive.” In its first review since Mexico introduced publicly-funded universal […]

New head of Argentina’s statistics agency pledges to recruit ‘trustworthy people’

The newly appointed head of Argentina’s official statistics office has pledged to revamp the organisation and hire “trustworthy people” in a bid to improve the agency’s reputation. For years, data […]

OECD calls for boost in China-Latin America partnership

Latin America should deepen and improve its development partnership with China, a new OECD report says. The report, Latin American Economic Outlook 2016: Towards a New Partnership with China, published […]

Mexico must up efforts to prevent corruption in $9bn airport project, says OECD

The Government of Mexico must do more to prevent corruption within the state-owned corporation delivering a new $9bn airport in the country’s capital Mexico City, a new report by the […]

OECD calls on Peru to boost productivity

Peru has made significant economic and social progress, but further reforms are needed to achieve more inclusive and sustainable growth, a new OECD report says. While economic and social reforms […]