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China’s financial calculus in Latin America: Before and after COVID-19

By Margaret Myers / April 2, 2020

China's banks were treading more carefully in Latin America and the Caribbean even before COVID-19. The region should expect more of the ...
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Russia in Latin America: Geopolitics and pragmatism

By Roberto Mansilla Blanco / November 28, 2018

In recent years, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has become increasingly strategically interested in Latin America. Despite clear geopolitical goals, the Kremlin’s relationship with the region has been marked by pragmatic ...
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The USMCA and its new anti-corruption provisions

By Victoria Gaytan / October 19, 2018

Chapter 27 of the new free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico is a step in the right direction against the scourge of corruption plaguing the ...
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From NAFTA to USMCA: Does a rose by any other name smell as sweet?

By Nicolás Albertoni, Sonum Patel and Madeline Zheng / October 2, 2018

What’s in a name? In the case of the USMCA, some important, and much-needed upgrades to the 25-year old NAFTA. But as a negotiating strategy for future existing agreements it risks ...
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¿Vamos hacia un TLCAN bilateral?

By Nicolás Albertoni and Victoria Gaytán / August 31, 2018

Tras un año de negociaciones, los Estados Unidos y México concluyeron la revisión del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN). Pero, ¿seguimos en el entendido de que estamos ante un acuerdo trilateral o vamos hacia un acuerdo ...
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Can India compete with China in Latin America? Not likely

By William Naylor / July 19, 2018

While the nature of the trade relationship between Latin America and India is similar to the Sino-Latin America relationship in its reliance on raw materials, hype over India as a potential alternative to China for the region is largely ...
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Latin American economic integration in the context of protectionism

By Nicolás Albertoni and Shir Attias / May 15, 2018

Medium and small economies in Latin America are especially vulnerable to a global trade war. But if Latin American countries can better integrate and harmonize their preferential trade agreements they will be in a better ...
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Mercosur’s FTA with the European Union: Closer than ever before

By Nicolás Albertoni / February 16, 2018

If negotiations over the proposed agreement between the two trade blocs succeed, it could become the most important bi-regional trade agreement in the ...
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What China’s “new era” means for Latin America

By Victoria Chonn Ching & Nicolás Albertoni / October 24, 2017

The twice-in-a-decade CPC meeting will direct the economic and political course of China for the next five years, and with it, Latin America’s investment, growth and trade ...
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What happened to Chinese development projects in Latin America?

By William Naylor / September 14, 2017

For years, concern has mounted over the growing economic influence of China in the region, but investment is comparatively small and not a single major infrastructure project has come to ...
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