How Interested Are Companies in Cuba?
What benefits and drawbacks will companies encounter in investing in Cuba?
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Declining Commodity Prices Brings New Challenges for Brazil
To remain competitive, Brazil will have to revise its regulations and reverse many of the reforms instituted just a few years ago.
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China-LAC: Enduring Challenges
How will increasing Asian investment in Latin America influence economics and politics in the region?
US-Cuba Ties Could Bring Investments to Small Businesses
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba could lead to new opportunities for US firms.
Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
Trump and Latin American Energy: The Costs of Cutting Ties
Cuts to Washington’s energy engagement could undermine the connections that help support U.S.–Latin American cooperation on issues from security to immigration. When it comes to weakening energy integration in the Americas, there are few winners.
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Political Transition: United States-Argentina Relations, Energy and Climate, and a Discussion of the Incoming Biden Administration
The Institute of the Americas held a virtual roundtable December 3-4, 2020, on barriers and opportunities for hydrocarbon development in Argentina. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, was a panelist at the event. She discussed president-elect Biden’s energy plans, US-Argentine relations, and clean technology investment.
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Competing Visions for Economic & Security Partnership in the Pacific—What Role for LAC?
On September 14, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Chile Pacific Foundation co-hosted a webinar titled “Competing Visions for Economic & Security Partnership in the Pacific—What Role for LAC?”
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Chinese Investment in LAC: Post-Pandemic Prospects
Panelists expected Chinese involvement in a wide range of LAC sectors in the coming months and years.
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Security Challenges in Latin America
On February 25, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies held a webinar on security challenges in Latin America. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, spoke about China’s role in the region’s energy sector and the US response.
US – Latin America Energy Investment under the Trump Administration
On March 7th, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America organized a roundtable with a diverse group of experts to provide input for a forthcoming report on US investment in Latin American energy.
Energy and Mining in the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems, faces environmental impacts from hydroelectric dams, oil and gas drilling sites, and mining projects. A new database and analysis by the Inter-American Dialogue reveals that state-owned enterprises, as well as small and mid-sized international companies from a handful of countries, operate the largest share of such projects in the Amazon region, meaning these companies have a substantial influence over the implementation of environmental and social safeguards.
Energy policy and the outlook for oil and gas in Brazil
Brazil is on track to double its oil and gas production following a series of energy policy reforms aimed at increasing investment.
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Can Biden Woo the World on Climate Change?
In an interview with BBC’s Business Daily, Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change, and Extractive Industries Program, discussed President Biden’s climate foreign policy, deforestation in the Amazon, and US-Brazil relations.
Would a Trade Deal With China Benefit Panama?
Panama and China began negotiations for a free trade agreement on July 9. What benefits would a deal bring?