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Biodiversity – the next big business trend in the Americas
The Global Biodiversity Framework will create both challenges and opportunities for businesses in the Americas, writes Claudia de Windt, Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Justice and Sustainability…
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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…
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We Review Lasso’s First 100 Days
Ecuador’s new President is enjoying early domestic political success – now he needs to reward international investors…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Guillermo Lasso – Ecuador is Back
In an exclusive Op-Ed for LatAm INVESTOR, Ecuador’s new President, Guillermo Lasso, explains why he is reopening his country’s economy to international investors…
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Brazil and Latin America’s Mining Frontier
With Peru, Chile and Mexico making life tough for miners it is time to look elsewhere in the region. We investigate what Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala and Ecuador have to offer mining investors…
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Brazil’s Renewable Sector Powers Ahead
Brazil already has one of the greenest power-grids in the world but, with hydro production falling, it is looking to alternative renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar and biofuels, writes Adam Patterson in Curitiba…
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South American Austerity Sets the Stage for Political Volatility
Back in February 2021, Gabriel Brasil, Lead Analyst at Control Risks, predicted the region’s pandemic pain would lead to political upsets. An updated article, four months on, proves him right…
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Latin America in the Low-Carbon Age
The region’s rich reserves of copper, lithium, biofuels and clean hydrocarbons means that it will benefit from the push to ‘net zero’ regardless of whichever clean technology comes out on top…
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Mexican Renewables Face Uncertain Future
Mexico was once a Latin American cleantech pioneer, but now the fate of its renewable energy sector will be decided in courtrooms and polling stations, writes Adriana Curiel in Mexico City…