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Latin 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 caught illegally crossing the border. The…
Why Latin America Loves Trade Deals
What happened? Chile, Mexico and Peru in March became members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The agreement reduces tariffs between 11 countries, including Japan and Canada, which amount to 13%…
What 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…
Argentine 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 a 5% export tax imposed in…
Election 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 ended. Economic growth across…
Good 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 the second tender process (Round…
Temer 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 (Car…
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 going to…
Latin America’s Renewable Energy Revolution
For centuries Latin America’s natural resources have helped move the world economy. From the silver galleons that financed the Spanish Empire to the iron and copper exports that are rebuilding China, Latin America’s natural resources…
Macri Ready for Midterms
Since coming to power in December 2015 Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s wide-ranging reforms have attracted worldwide investor attention. It was a radical change after more than a decade of protectionist and heterodox economic policies under…
Invest in Latin America’s Tourism Boom
At this time of year most British people’s minds turn to their upcoming summer holidays. We at LatAm INVESTOR don’t want to ruin your relaxed holiday ideal but behind the sun, sand, sea and ice-cream…
Will China’s New Silk Road Reach Latin America?
Chile and Argentina have had their fair share of spats but both countries clearly agree that China’s new ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative is important for Latin America. The presidents of the two southern cone neighbours…
Signs of Life Return to Chile’s Mining Sector
Any investment sleep was wiped from the eyes earlier this year when Goldcorp (TSX: G) opened its chequebook to buy two projects with a big-picture approach that could become the modus operandi for the sector. Goldcorp bought the…
Brazil Tests Investors’ Nerves
Latin America’s largest economy is suffering its worst recession on record and the deepest corruption scandal in its history. Yet investors piled into the Brazilian stockmarket last year when it became clear the market-friendly Temer…
Interview with Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora
What has your ministry done to boost Costa Rican exports? Minister Mora: The first achievement that we can claim is that this government has accelerated the process for Costa Rica to become a full member…
Peru’s Corruption Battle is Good for Honest Infrastructure Investors
Peru has done many things right in recent years. The economy has boomed, poverty has fallen and gradual improvements are even showing in education. However, one area that has stubbornly refused to improve is infrastructure.…
Ignore Trump and Invest in Mexico
It would be fair to say that Donald Trump is not everyone’s cup of tea. In his short spell in office he has picked fights with seven Muslim countries, argued with supposed allies such as…
Interview with Peru’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfredo Thorne
How do you hope to improve Peru’s economic performance? Alfredo Thorne: In the short term, we have set out to reverse the decline in investment over the last three years. This is important because we…