Latin America
Why does everybody love Chile?
Replacing Brazil as a potential regional leader and as a viable destination for successful businesses, the Andean country has become the go-to-market of Latin America. However, with recent political scandals many
Can a charter city make Honduras prosperous?
Investors around the world follow Honduras leading a new Charter City project. Yet, citizen discontent threatens the project with political instability. The second poorest country in Central America, Honduras faces
Uruguay to provide port space for landlocked Bolivia
Uruguay has signed an agreement with the Bolivian President Evo Morales to provide the landlocked Bolivia an outlet to the sea. The project will allow the country to access the Atlantic
China and Argentina relations to grow despite Kirchner comments
China and Argentina have recently implemented a string of agreements that are sure to prove beneficial for both countries. We can expect relations to stay warm and active in the
Will corruption undermine growth in Mexico?
The multi-billion dollar scandal in Brazil now sinking state-owned oil company Petrobras and tipping the economy into stagflation is a clear warning to Mexico, another Latin American emerging market plagued
US sanctions on Venezuela may strengthen Maduro regime
The US decision to impose sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials earlier this month seems innocuous enough. But the language accompanying the imposition does little to help US objectives, and may
Insecurity remains in Mexico despite cartel arrests
Despite recent high-profile cartel arrests, violence and insecurity are likely to continue in Mexico due to power vacuums and infighting, as well as the continued weakness of the state to assert
Levy coordinates ambitious recovery plan for Brazil
After a year of fiscal slippage, rising inflation, and negative projections showing that Brazil’s GDP will shrink 0.42% this year, President Dilma Rousseff has empowered her new Minister of Finance, Mr.
Will Petrobras halt Brazil’s recovery?
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, had its investment grade cut by Moody’s, aggravating uncertainty over whether it will be up to the Brazilian government to back up the oil giant.
Argentina’s president Kirchner weakened after prosecutor’s death
Federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead on January 18 only a few hours before presenting an inquiry to the National Congress accusing the Argentine government of trying to stop
