How Important for Argentina Are the Paris Club Debt Talks?
What would the advancement of talks between Argentina and the Paris Club mean for the country? What stands in the way of a breakthrough?
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Beyond Contributory Pensions
Pension reforms in Latin America have shifted between an emphasis on coverage, adequacy, and sustainability.
What Can the Middle East & Latin America Offer Each Other?
What is behind increasing engagement between the Middle East and Latin America?
What Did the ‘Three Amigos’ Summit Accomplish?
On what issues did the North American Leaders’ Summit fall short of its potential?
Remittances to Latin America & the Caribbean in 2013
One in three Latin American households has a family member living abroad and approximately 70% of migrants from the region send remittances home.
Twin Failures
Last month’s CELAC meeting was a celebration of the single point of consensus among its members: their opposition to US policies.
How Important is US Fast-Track Authority?
What will happen this year with regard to US trade with Latin American countries?
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Inter-American Economic Relations
Today’s economic relationships look much different than they did even a decade ago.
Mega-Regional Trade Negotiations
During this decade, and with particular intensity in recent months, several far-reaching trade negotiations have been in the works worldwide.
What’s Next for Deepening Integration?
Trade between the US and Latin America and the Caribbean has continued to grow in the face of global economic volatility.
Brazil’s Slow & Uncertain Shift
Over the last two decades, Brazil’s trade policy has centered on two main negotiations. Progress on both fronts, however, has been limited.
China & Latin America in 2013
2013 was the 15th year of China’s “going out” initiative. During this period, the Asian giant’s economic relations with Latin America expanded rapidly.
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The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement
The commercial and political ties between Beijing and the region will undoubtedly continue to grow in the coming years.
What are the Best Options for Modernizing NAFTA?
How significant of a priority should strengthening NAFTA be as compared to other trade agreements?
How Will Latin American Economies Perform in 2014?
What will drive the region’s economic growth? Which countries will experience economic expansion? Which will struggle?