Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Agustin Gonzalez-Agote discuss China’s currency internationalization ambitions in this guest blog post for the Inter-American Dialogue’s Asia and Latin America Program.
China has indicated support for upwards of 150 road, rail, port, and other transport infrastructure projects in Latin America since 2002.
Latin America isn’t yet part of the Belt and Road, but China showed sustained interest in the region during the recent China-CELAC Ministerial Forum.
After months of rhetorical censure of Chinese firms’ rash investment decisions, China’s State Council has published a new set of guidelines to manage the stream of foreign investment currently pouring out from the country.
Venezuela’s mining sector is getting a much-needed boost from China.
Chinese companies – public and private – encounter numerous obstacles when investing in Latin America and the Caribbean.
As oil prices drop, Venezuela and Ecuador are turning to China for more financial support.
Latin American companies should look to China sooner rather than later.
The Fernández administration’s refusal to comply with a US court order to pay holdout hedge funds has once again landed Argentina in default.
Central America is one of Taiwan’s only remaining diplomatic strongholds.
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