What Prospects for Greater Japan-Central America and the Caribbean Cooperation?
Central America and the Caribbean are receiving more attention from Japan, whether at the policy level or among Japan’s private sector.
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Would Boric’s Plan Strengthen Chile’s Pension System?
A Financial Services Advisor Q&A on Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s proposed pension reform.
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Grading the Pacific Alliance—What Progress on Cross-Pacific Economic Connectivity?
On December 1, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue, East Consulting, and Cámara de Comercio Peruano-China cohosted a webinar titled “Grading the Pacific Alliance—What Progress on Cross-Pacific Economic Connectivity?” This event considered emerging developments within the Pacific Alliance, the bloc’s cross-Pacific engagement with Asia, and the level of Asian overseas investment in Pacific Alliance member nations.
On Lula’s Approach to Asia: Q&A with Karin Costa Vazquez
Insights from Karin Costa Vazquez on Lula’s recent re-election and its significance for Brazil’s relations with its Asian partners and in multilateral institutions.
Editor’s Picks: Top Content from the Latin America Advisor in 2022
Sharing a selection of issues that the Latin America Advisor’s team felt covered especially important developments this year in Western Hemisphere affairs.
La verdadera economía de Nicaragua está en declive
Para un país pequeño como Nicaragua, con menos de 150,000 negocios formales, la imposición de impuestos, aun en medio de pandemia y crisis económica, ha sido una guerra frontal del Estado en castigo por su patriotismo por el cambio democrático.
Trade Deal With China Doesn’t Need to Mean Friction With U.S.: Ecuador’s Lasso
A Latin America Advisor piece covering Ecuador’s expected free trade agreement with the United States in the context of continued geopolitical tensions with China.
On Sino-Argentine Infrastructure Plans: Q&A with Bruno Binetti
Insights from Inter-American Dialogue Research Fellow Bruno Binetti on prospects for future Sino-Argentine relations.
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Peru’s Precarious Politics — The Crisis Deepens
To discuss the implications of this attempted autogolpe for Peru and the region, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an online event titled “Peru’s Precarious Politics — The Crisis Deepens” on December 15, 2022.
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A Conversation with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso
On the heels of President Guillermo Lasso’s White House meeting with President Joe Biden on December 19, 2022, President Lasso joined Inter-American Dialogue President & CEO Rebecca Bill Chavez for a conversation about the US-Ecuador bilateral relationship.
La cuenta regresiva de la dictadura en la represión de 2023
El malestar creciente entre los altos funcionarios, la corrupción desenfrenada y las purgas, revelan que no hay salida con Ortega y Murillo. El reto radica en aprovechar las crecientes debilidades, las posibles rupturas y recuperar espacios en miras de devolver la confianza y la autoestima al pueblo para presionar por un cambio político.
How Latin America Factors in China’s Property Market Equation
Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, considers how trends in China’s real estate sector will affect China-Latin America relations.
Will Latin America See Big Gains From Global Tax Reforms?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the proposed global minimum tax, its appeal and its expected annual revenue gains in Latin America and the Caribbean.
How Much Growth Can Latin American Fintechs Sustain?
A Financial Services Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the growth of the financial technology sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Dimmed Economic Growth Prospects in Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a country where democracy and economic policy have been criminalized because the independence of state institutions is absent. The Ortega-Murillo family has chosen to enact laws that protect the status quo and not the public good. This report makes recommendations that would help ensure economic stability.