Esteban Duarte
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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IDB Boosts Latin America ESG Bond Campaign With $1 Billion Push
Inter-American Investment Corporation is helping companies in Latin America and the Caribbean bring about ESG bonds to the region. → Read More
Why Gibraltar Remains an Issue in Post-Brexit Talks
The aftershocks of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union are still being felt in Gibraltar, the rocky outcrop at Spain’s southern tip that’s been British for three centuries. Its 2.35 billion-pound ($3.2 billion) services-based economy is dependent on the untrammeled flow of frontier workers and other visitors coming in from Spain -- the type of free movement that Brexit was meant to limit.… → Read More
Spanish King Returns to Site of Catalan Humiliation One Year On
Felipe VI of Spain will revisit of one of the most uncomfortable moments of his reign in Barcelona on Friday as he aims to show a degree of normalcy has returned to Catalonia after last year’s separatist crisis. → Read More
Sanchez Aims to Get Spanish Government in Shape for Budget Fight
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is trying to impose more order on ministers who struggled to coordinate their actions during the first weeks of a government that caught most people in his party by surprise. → Read More
Catalonia's Divided Separatists Offer Sanchez Chance of Progress
Carles Puigdemont wants Catalan separatists to keep pushing for an independent republic, a play he bailed out on when he had the chance last year. → Read More
Macron Says He Needs to See More Detail on Trump-Juncker Accord
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will seek clarifications from the European Commission on elements of the trade agreement its leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, thrashed out with U.S. President Donald Trump this week. → Read More
Germany Clears Former Catalan Leader's Extradition to Spain
Germany cleared former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain on embezzlement charges, while saying he can’t be prosecuted for rebellion. → Read More
Why Brexit Poses an Existential Issue for Gibraltar
Just as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union poses challenges for the Irish border, it may complicate life on and around Gibraltar. The rocky outcrop at Spain’s southern tip has been British territory for 300 years, and its 2.2 billion pound ($2.9 billion) services economy relies on frontier workers coming from Spain for about 50 percent of its labor force. Their salaries, plus the business… → Read More
Spain's New Premier Is Already Facing First Threats From Allies
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is already facing pushback from the multi-colored alliance that put him into office less than three weeks ago. → Read More
Two Ex-Ministers Race to Lead Spain’s Main Conservative Party
The battle for control of Spain’s main conservative party is being fought out between two women who were leading ministers in the government ousted earlier this month. → Read More
Spain's Sanchez Abandons His Pledge to Call Early Elections
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dropped his pledge to call an early election in Spain less than three weeks after taking office → Read More
Spanish Defense Mergers ‘On the Table’ as EU Seeks Collaboration
Spain’s defense companies are considering options for consolidation as the European Union presses for a collaborative approach to military projects, according to spy-satellite specialist Hisdesat. → Read More
Spain's Premier Could Make a Big Impact Despite Fragile Government
Pedro Sanchez is leading the most fragile Spanish government since the country returned to democracy 40 years ago. → Read More
A 25,000-Mile Road Trip Set Sanchez on Path to Power in Spain
On the way to the 2015 election’s biggest debate, Pedro Sanchez’s team were psyching up the candidate. → Read More
Sanchez Topples Rajoy to Become Prime Minister: Spain Update
The Socialist-led opposition ousted Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy with a no-confidence vote Friday. → Read More
Rajoy on the Brink as Opposition Seeks Ouster: Spain Update
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a decisive debate in parliament from Thursday as the Socialist opposition seeks the votes to oust him. → Read More
Rajoy Refuses to Be Written Off as Spanish Rivals Seek Ouster
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is fighting to save his government from collapse after a slew of harsh jail sentences handed down by judges in Madrid exposed his party’s Achilles heel on corruption. → Read More
Spanish Opposition Plans No-Confidence Vote for Rajoy, Sources Say
Spain’s biggest opposition party, the Socialists, is ready to push for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his former aides were convicted of running a multimillion-euro corruption racket inside the party on his watch, according to people familiar with the plans. → Read More
Spain's Rajoy Under Pressure After Ex-Party Treasurer Convicted
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faced threats of a confidence vote in parliament after a judge ruled that his People’s Party benefited from a illegal financing scheme and jailed its former treasurer for more than 33 years. → Read More
Ex-Nato Chief Says Trump's Iran Policy Scares Him Most of All
In a world where North Korea has the bomb, Syria may be using chemical weapons on its own people and failed states across Africa and the Middle East have created a flood of refugees, the most frightening development of all is the U.S. decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, according to a former head of NATO. → Read More