As he prepares to return to the White House on January 20, President-elect Donald Trump is already shaking up trade in Latin America with a radical agenda that risks stalling […]
Author Archives: Tom Azzopardi
Posted in2024 Q4
US Election Special: The Big Swing
As Latin Americans view an increasingly uncertain world of climate change, high inflation, rising protectionism and wars in Europe and the Middle East, one question hangs over them all: Harris […]
Posted in2024 Q3
Bolivia: A Default Foretold
Once lauded as an economic miracle, South America’s poorest economy has been steadily falling deeper into a financial crisis. While it avoided a coup in June, the country is running out of time and options to avert default.
Posted inMagazine
Cover Story – Skies Wide Open
Despite the turbulence in the global economy, Latin America is entering 2024 in good shape. Inflation and interest rates are falling, economic growth has been steady, and investors are again looking on the region favorably.
Posted in2023 Q4
Cover Story – China & LatAm: The Penalty Shot
Long a source of export revenue and financing for Latin America, China is poised for a structural slowdown. This could be bad news for Latin America. If China catches a […]
Posted in2020 Q4
CHILE’S HYDROGEN POWER PLAY: RACE TO THE SUN
Will ambition and sunshine be enough to realize Chile’s hydrogen dream? Still heavily reliant on imported oil, coal and gas, Chile is hoping to become a major energy supplier in […]
Posted in2020 Q3
PANDEMIC ECONOMY: PENSION PLAN NO PANACEA IN CHILE
The fallout from the pandemic and huge withdrawals from Chile’s pensions fund have kept corporate issuers on their toes Chile’s powerful pension fund administrators (known as AFPs) are the lifeblood […]
Posted in2020 Q1
COUNTRY FOCUS: WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
Chilean companies are stepping up their activity in the bond market months after bloody street protests and despite lower forecasts for economic growth Editor’s note: We set out to cover […]
Posted in2022 Q4
CHILE’S ECONOMY: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
The rejection of a new constitution has calmed the markets, but the once-tiger economy faces new challenges ahead. A landslide defeat of Chile’s proposed new constitution has raised hopes among […]
Posted in2022 Q3
GREEN HYDROGEN: THE FUTURE FUEL
Green hydrogen is quickly emerging as a solution to both climate change and energy security in the developed world, and Latin America has the potential to deliver heaps of supplies. […]