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We speak to the CEO of the mine linked to the Panama protests…
Exclusive interview with Tristan Pascall, CEO of First Quantum Minerals – the world’s 6th-largest copper producer and owner of the Cobre Panama mine…
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Colombia – an economy at a crossroads
LatAm Investor reports from Colombia… After spending the last month in Colombia interviewing leaders from the public and private sector one thing is clear – the country’s economy is at a crucial juncture. In the decade leading up to 2012 a combination of sound macroeconomic management, strong commodity exports and improved security have fostered strong… Continue reading Colombia – an economy at a crossroads
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Mexican Standoff
Mexico’s oil energy is on the cusp of reform. But, weary international investors, who have had high hopes on previous reforms, won’t believe anything until it’s made law. On the other side of the debate are Mexican oil nationalists who stridently oppose any changes to the historic nationalisation of their most precious resource. LatAm INVESTOR investigates…
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The Ecuadorian Paradox
Correa’s management of the economy has surprise both friends and enemies alike The Ecuadorian economy is something of an anomaly. A strategic default engineered by President Correa in 2008 helped slash the country’s debt pile but it also cut Ecuador off from international capital markets. At the time, many pundits predicted a crisis yet the… Continue reading The Ecuadorian Paradox
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Why investors should hold their nerve in Mexico
The emerging market sell-off caused many international investors in Latin America to run for the exits. But, as we explore, Mexico still holds potential for investors…
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Andean Building Boom
Large-scale infrastructure works are linking up the Andean countries like never before and creating new opportunities for local and international investors.
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Mexican finance – under the spotlight
Recovering from the hangover after the Tequila Crisis For most of the 19th and 20th centuries Latin America’s economic growth was shaped by foreign capital. American investment developed Venezuela’s oil fields while British money built Argentina’s railways. But one of the marked features of the current boom in the region is that domestic capital is… Continue reading Mexican finance – under the spotlight
