Features

Cuba - Coming in From the Cold

David Jessop, Director of the Cuba Initiative, looks at the trade and investment opportunities emerging from the changing relationship between Cuba and the US...

Brazilian Investment Flows

In little more than a decade Bradesco Asset Management has emerged as Latin America’s third-largest investment manager. Now it has its sights set on Europe. LatAm INVESTOR investigates the opportunity for investors...

Latin America’s Weight Problem

Latin America has the worst obesity problem among developing economies, while Mexico recently overtook the US as the most overweight major country in the world. LatAm INVESTOR investigates how this affects investors...

Latin America and Global Shipping

After more than a decade of spectacular growth Latin America’s trade with the outside world has shot up. That’s put pressure on existing transport infrastructure and shipping lines. LatAm INVESTOR reports on how the shipping industry is reacting…

Rousseff Must Step Carefully

Latin America's biggest electorate has spoken and Brazil's incumbent, Dilma Rousseff, returns as president. Yet Holly Towner's review of the Brazilian press reaction to Rousseff's victory shows that the path ahead is far from simple...

Enter the Dragon – the Rise of China in Latin America

Since the turn of the millennium Chinese investment and bilateral trade – and to a lesser extent its political influence – in Latin America has grown massively. LatAm INVESTOR investigates this burgeoning relationship...

Latin America’s Learning Problem

Despite a decade of unparalleled economic growth Latin America’s universities are failing to make their presence felt on the international stage - LatAm INVESTOR investigates why...

Bored of the BRICs - what about MIKTA..?

As emerging market growth continues to re-write the global geo-political map a new bloc - MIKTA - has emerged. The Foreign Ministers from Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia explain why this new group is needed...

The Legacy of the Pact for Mexico

With Mexico's constitutional reforms now enshrined in law, London-based Mexican lawyer, Yves Hayaux du Tilly, explains the legacy of the Pact for Mexico...

Rebuilding NAFTA

Two decades on from the signing of NAFTA, Mexico's economic attaché in London, Juan Carlos Lombardo, analyses the impact of the landmark treaty...

Latin America’s violent crime problem

Despite years of economic growth Latin American crime levels continue to rise. LatAm INVESTOR takes a look at what's behind the problem...

Should investors be excited about the Pacific Alliance?