Chinese Finance to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016
The year 2016 was the third highest on record for Chinese state-to-state finance in Latin America.
Analysis
Oil and Commodities: The End of the “Age of Abundance”
Across Latin America, the sustained decline in global oil prices has had a profound impact on economic growth, political stability and the viability of resource nationalism – when governments assert more control over the nation’s natural resources.
REVIEW – Latin America and the Asian Giants
The likelihood that the U.S. will play a diminishing role in economic and political affairs in places like Brazil and Colombia has given Asian nations an opening to assert greater influence.
The Changing Currents of Transpacific Integration
The Inter-American Dialogue and Lynne Rienner Publishers are pleased to announce the release of The Changing Currents of Transpacific Integration: China, the TPP, and Beyond, co-edited by Adrian H. Hearn and Margaret Myers.
Venezuela on the Brink: How the State Wrecked the Oil Sector
How the State Wrecked the Oil Sector—and How to Save It
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Clean Energy Innovation in Latin America
In the wake of the COP21 global climate talks, governments must shift attention to how they will actually follow through on the commitments made in Paris. One concept is central to achieving that goal – innovation.
Interpreting Chinese Finance to LAC
Despite slowing growth on both sides of the Pacific, China’s policy bank finance to Latin America reached $30 billion in 2015.
“Greening” Development Finance in Latin America
Development banks should play a great role in ensuring sustainable infrastructure development in Latin America in the coming years.
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.
Securing Global Food Supply: What Role for LAC?
How role can Latin America play in addressing global food security challenges?
China’s Strategy in Brazil & the Southern Cone
What does China stand to gain from investing in Latin America’s energy projects? Where is China looking next in the region?
China & the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Will the TPP and RCEP be promoting of greater integration or of disintegration in the Asia-Pacific region?
China’s Agricultural Investment in Latin America
China is looking for new agricultural investment opportunities in Latin America, but not necessarily for large tracts of land.
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A New Phase in China-LAC Economic Relations?
China’s economic footprint in the region is expanding at a rapid pace. Can Latin American societies keep up?
Chinese Mining Activity in Latin America
China has rapidly emerged as the world’s leading consumer and importer of minerals.