The official result has yet to be declared but Pedro Castillo appears all but certain to be Peru’s next president. The radical-left outsider will face an uphill struggle to unite the bitterly divided Andean nation, however, and the most urgent question will be whether he moderates his politics or insists on the Marxist policies in his Free Peru party manifesto.....
Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Wednesday it was building an undersea cable that would connect the United States, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, to bolster internet connection capacity between these regions....
U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners has inaugurated Latin America's first thermal solar plant, in Chile's sun-drenched Atacama desert that the South American nation hopes will smooth its path to a low-carbon future.....
This paper looks at the economy of Bolivia during the de facto government that took power following a military coup in November of 2019 and that ruled for one year.....
Brazil has some "issues" with inflation right now, but it will peak in June or July thanks to combined monetary and fiscal policy action, a senior Economy Ministry official recently announced.....
Go-Invest Guyana Office for Investment has launched a list of 55 places to invest, noting that the country is the only English-speaking country in South America with several productive economic sectors, which include the extractive industries of gold, diamond and bauxite mining....
Colombia will showcase projects and companies to international investors during a new edition of the Colombia Inside Out to be held online from June 22nd to June 24th 2021. CIO is a business platform and one of the largest and most recognised Colombian economic forum outside of Colombia.....
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday tapped his finance minister to run the central bank and picked a close ally to lead the finance ministry to help realize his vision of a fairer economy during the final half of his term.....
The economic model designed by the elites has shaped the business structure and employment market in such a way that new generations now have a pessimistic vision of the future. Huge disparity in access nationwide.....
With off-shore income sources, a foreign investor in Argentina can benefit greatly from depressed prices on farmland, vineyard properties, condos and homesites.... GTSA NewsBlog
Thursday 17 June, 7.30-9.30am at NZTE’s Auckland Office: Level 6, 139 Quay St.
NZTE and the Latin America CAPE have partnered to celebrate the success of innovative Kiwi exporters who are thriving in Latin America.
Come to this breakfast event to meet these businesses and learn from their journey as they will share their experiences in Latin America: from how they got started to how they are navigating through the COVID crisis. Learn too as they dialogue with NZTE and academic experts and take your questions on the current realities and potential opportunities in Latin America.
Welcomes from:
Caroline Bilkey – MFAT Auckland Office Director
Dr Matthew O’Meagher - Director, Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence
Panel discussion led by Phil O’Reilly, Managing Director of Iron Duke Partners, Panel Members:
Gary Stannard – Director, Maxiloda
George Chavez– CEO, A-Ward
Steve Jones – Regional Director Latin America, NZTE
Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart – University of Auckland
Professor Warwick Murray – Victoria University of Wellington
What can New Zealand learn from Cuba about fighting Covid-19? Plenty, especially in terms of producing vaccines, according to the Medical Director for the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Bryan Betty....
A favourite accompaniment to barbecued meat, chimichurri stands as a national anthem for all those who were born in or migrated to the vast lands of Argentina....
The Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Español: Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino) in Santiago, Chile is a jewel among the world’s museums and a highlight of any trip to Chile....
