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Pan American Silver's purchase of Tahoe Resources is the latest in a spate of mergers and acquisitions that show investor interest in Latin America's precious metal mining sector is hotting up...
Don't be distracted by the migrant caravans - El Salvador has been making steady progress and elections in 2019 could be the catalyst to fix the country. Eduardo Arcos, Control Risks's El Salvador Analyst investigates the impact for investors...
The controversial, right-wing, former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, won a comfortable election victory to become Brazil’s 38th president. We look at how he could reshape Latin America's largest economy and the impact for investors...
Peru’s emergency stand-in president, Martín Vizcarra, looks like he may well reform the country. We investigate the impact for investors...
The emerging-market sell-off is a buying opportunity for well-managed economies with strong prospects. The Pacific Alliance fits the bill...
Latin America’s energy sector will attract $700billion of investment over the next decade; Canning House looks at the opportunities for investors…
Just month into his tenure, there are signs that Iván Duque will reward investors. Sam Benstead analyses how the new president could improve Colombia's business environment...
Peaceful resolution of political crisis looks unlikely in short term, while the disruption to business will persist, writes Gavin Strong, Director at Control Risks…
Oil has recovered from the bear market of 2014 to 2015 and is heading back up towards levels seen in the last commodity super-cycle. We investigate the impact for investors...
When IMF head, Christine Lagarde, visited Argentina this week she received a warm welcome from president Mauricio Macri but anger from masses of protesters. We look analyse the impact of Argentina's new deal with the IMF...
Is the Ecuadorian government’s economic vision an unattainable mirage or light at the end of the tunnel? Laura Sharkey, Ecuador principal analyst for international risk consultancy, Control Risks, investigates…
Colombia's second round ballot is just the beginning of election season for three of Latin America's most important economies. We investigate the impact for investors...
Violent unrest in Nicaragua suggest deep opposition to the government’s authoritarian stance. We investigate the impact for investors...
The Odebrecht corruption scandal is forcing out presidents and jailing oligarchs across Latin America. We investigate what it reveals about corruption in the region...
Argentine president Mauricio Macri has reformed the country’s mining sector; now investors are beginning to respond...
Economic growth is up across Latin America but politics will be a big factor in 2018, writes Thomaz Favaro, Associate Director, Control Risks...
Sebastian Piñera returns for a second term as president of Chile, as another country in the region swings to the right.
The rejection of Lula’s appeal against a corruption conviction may remove Brazil’s most-popular politician from this year’s presidential elections...