Painting the country as an environmental bad guy underestimates its vital role in the fight against global warming, writes Adam Patterson in Curitiba…
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Rising Oil Prices Creates Chance for Clean Crude
The region’s ‘clean’ hydrocarbons and biofuels have a vital role to play in the energy transition…
Brazil Faces Polarised 2022 Election
Mário Braga, Control Risks’ Lead Brazil Analyst, investigates how next year’s presidential polls could impact international investors…
Latin America’s Climate Change Role is Misunderstood
Any successful COP26 agreement must recognise and reward the region’s unique role in combating global warming…
Latin America’s Economic Recovery Picks up Pace
Pollyanna De Lima, Economics Associate Director, Economic Indices, IHS Markit, crunches the latest PMI numbers and finds that growth in region’s major economies is building up speed…
Latin American Banks Face Pressure to Fight Climate Change
In many ways Latin America is a climate change leader. Yet its finance industry is lagging behind, with private-sector institutions and central banks reacting slowly to global warming…
A Glimpse of Hope for Venezuela?
Another round of negotiations between the Nicolas Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition is underway in Mexico. Sandra Weiss, from IPS analyses the chances of success…
We Review Lasso’s First 100 Days
Ecuador’s new President is enjoying early domestic political success – now he needs to reward international investors…
Latin America’s Biodiversity is Under Threat
As fires continue to rage in the Amazon, a Canning House paper explores the worrying trends that threaten Latin America’s biodiversity, while also investigating how investors can help…
Global Infrastructure and Inflation Boost Latin America’s Mining Frontier
Upstarts with promising geology are working to improve conditions above ground to attract the billions of dollars they need to recover from the pandemic…
Colombia Offers Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Despite Downgrade
International investors in Colombia face a gamut of social, financial and security risks, yet the country’s 4G and 5G infrastructure programmes remain an exciting opportunity, writes Claudia Navas, Analyst for Control Risks in Bogotá…
Latin America’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery is Underway
Pollyanna De Lima, Economics Associate Director, Economic Indices, IHS Markit, latest analysis reveals that the region’s major economies are bouncing back in 2021…
