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The region has seen record-high portfolio outflows, falling commodity prices and the sudden stop of external financing and economic activity. Boutique investment bank, BancTrust & Co. analyses Covid-19’s impact for investors in the region…
Coronavirus has dealt a severe blow to Latin America's economic prospects in 2020. The disease, and efforts to contain it, are already starting to take a heavy toll on the region’s economies, writes Andrew Harker, Economics Director, Economic Indices, IHS Markit...
Some countries are handling the Covid-19 pandemic well, while others are already failing to protect their people, especially the poor. We compare health systems in Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Venezuela to see how they will cope…
With hospitals at breaking point and dead bodies left rotting in the street – Guayaquil is a warning to the rest of Latin America, writes our Ecuador correspondent…
The $2.5billion issue was three times oversubscribed and was the first sovereign paper by any Latin American government since January. It paves the way for other countries in the region to raise much-needed cash to fight coronavirus...
Luis Felipe López-Calva, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, examines how Covid-19 will impact the economic relationship between China and Latin America…
From curfews in Ecuador to mass music meets in Mexico – Latin American countries have taken very different approaches to handling coronavirus. We look at some of the consequences for the region...
2019 was a record year for Brazilian mining royalties. Most of that increase came from its world-leading iron ore mines but in 2020 the focus will increasingly be on the country's precious metals...
Panama’s recently expanded Canal faces unprecedented challenges from climate change and shifting trade patterns. But, 20 years after Panama took back control of the asset, the country is already working on protecting its future…
Latin America was riven by protests in late 2019. Canning House CEO, Cristina Cortes, expects unrest to continue in 2020 but has an optimistic outlook for business in the region…
International businesses active in Latin America should be aware of the likely risks in the year ahead, writes Thomaz Favaro, Director, Control Risks São Paulo
The Pacific Alliance will see more political problems in 2020 but the bloc’s fundamental economic strengths make it one of the best investments in Latin America. We investigate the outlook for the region's newest trade group over the next decade...
Ecuador aims to produce up to 600,000 barrels per day in 2020, well above its current Opec quota of 528,000 bpd. The new energy minister will be hoping new concessions and rounds can attract the investment needed to make it happen...
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at a ten-year high. We investigate if Latin America's largest economy can save the region's most-important natural asset and look at the likely impact for investors...
Hurricane Dorian shows the region still has a lot to learn about how to deal with natural catastrophes, writes Francisco García González, Control Risks’ lead analyst for the Caribbean…
More gold and copper have been found in Ecuador in the last ten years than anywhere else on earth. The world’s largest mining companies are already jostling for position in the country...
Leading members of Colombian guerrilla group the Farc (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) renounced the peace deal and returned to armed struggle. LatAm INVESTOR investigates the impact for investors...
Argentina looks set to default for the ninth time in its chequered economic history. LatAm INVESTOR looks at what went wrong and the likely impact for investors...