Chinese Lending to LAC in 2014
2014 was the second highest year on record for Chinese finance in Latin America.
Jose Torres
February 27, 2015
2014 was the second highest year on record for Chinese finance in Latin America.
As oil prices drop, Venezuela and Ecuador are turning to China for more financial support.
Japanese finance and ODA in Latin America is sizable and growing.
With presidential elections on the horizon, great uncertainty surrounds the future of Brazil’s energy policy.
Since 2005, China has provided upwards of $87 billion in loan commitments to Latin American countries.
China has became a critical economic partner for Venezuela over the past decade.
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