Day of the Dead for Mexico and Nafta?
The only real decision to come out of the fourth round of talks was to delay any eventual decision until 2018. For businesses and investors that means the uncertainty continues. Moreover with Mexico...
View ArticleTemer Hangs On
The presidential cycle that began with Dilma Rousseff’s victory in 2014 and will end when caretaker president Temer steps aside for the winner of the 2018 election, has been defined by the Lava Jato...
View ArticleGood News in the Pipeline for Mexico
Last July, as part of Mexico’s energy reform, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) – the government’s upstream energy regulator – successfully carried out the second and third bidding round of...
View ArticleLatin America, but without the noise
Latin America is seen as a hotbed of political disruption and volatility, but there are ways to generate a smoother ride in the region. – Latin America is an exciting place to invest, but investors...
View ArticleElection Season in Latin America
From a distance, Latin America shows a tempting array of positive indicators. In most of the region’s economies, the painful slowdown triggered by the 2014 collapse in commodity prices has largely...
View ArticleArgentine Mining – Light at the End of the Tunnel
Mauricio Macri’s surprise 2015 presidential victory raised hopes in Argentina’s mining sector. After all things couldn’t get much worse. Under his predecessor Cristina Kirchner mining had been hit by...
View ArticleWhat Odebrecht Tells Us About Corruption in Latin America
Anywhere you go in Latin America you will probably use something built by Odebrecht. You might drive along a road it constructed in Mexico, travel on one of the railways it laid in Colombia, use...
View ArticleLatin America’s Emigration Problem
What happened? The United States immigration policy is back in the spotlight. President Trump responded to political pressure and issued an executive order ending the policy of separating families...
View ArticleLatin America’s Renewable Riches
Latin America has long been at the forefront of the energy industry. In the 20th century British oil firms made great business untapping the massive hydrocarbon potential in places like Mexico and...
View ArticleThe Pacific Alliance Path to Profits
The turmoil in emerging markets seems all too familiar. In the late 1990s Russia and several Asian countries suffered a series of interlinked crises that stemmed from high fiscal deficits, large...
View ArticleLatAm’s grand slam: The region looks to the future, after a year of political...
By Viktor Szabó, Investment Director, Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited – It has been a time of political upheaval across Latin America with Brazil, Mexico and Colombia seeing elections –...
View ArticleLatAm Bond Buyers Make Their Predictions for 2019
How will political change impact investments in the region in 2019? Bryan Carter: At a broad level what’s quite exciting is that the majority of the governments in South America, in the large countries...
View ArticleEmerging Markets double digit returns for 2019? For Professional Investors Only
What should we expect this year? At the start of each year we consider our return forecasts for Emerging Market assets over the next 12 months, in order to frame our expectations for taking active risk...
View ArticleWhat a US-China trade deal could mean for investors For Professional...
Summary In a Q&A with Neil Dwane, Christiaan Tuntono says China will likely agree to reduce the trade deficit and support IP protections, but not roll back “Made in China 2025”. Mona Mahajan thinks...
View ArticleNow is a Great Time to Invest in Latin American Mining
For centuries Latin American mining has captivated international investors. Tales of Birú, a magical gold-laden land that we now know as Peru, were enough to convince Spanish conquistador Francisco...
View ArticleInterview with Francisco Ísmodes, Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines
LatAm Investor: What have you done to improve the environment for investors? Minister Ísmodes: Since becoming Minister for Energy and Mines 14 months ago I have focused on strengthening the...
View ArticlePan Am Games Prove Peru’s Progress
This summer elite athletes from Canada to Chile arrived in Peru as Lima hosted the Pan-American and Parapan American Games. It was the first time that we’ve held a sporting event of this size and a...
View ArticleLondon’s Lord Mayor on Latin America
Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge for us all – politicians, businesses and individuals alike. It is estimated that some $90trillion will be needed globally by 2030 to achieve...
View ArticleCracks in Colombia’s Peace Deal
The Farc peace deal allowed Colombia to showcase its recent economic and social progress to the world. Now that Iván Márquez, the former Farc peace deal negotiator, and fellow high-level Farc figures,...
View ArticleLatin America, China and 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...
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