Seventy kilometers north of Lima, the gleaming new Port of Chancay is being put through its paces. This is South America’s first fully automated and intelligent port facility, and it […]
Author Archives: Tom Azzopardi
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China-LatAm: Moment of Truth
Seventy kilometers north of Lima, the gleaming new Port of Chancay is being put through its paces. This is South America’s first fully automated and intelligent port facility, and it […]
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Sustainable Finance: A Change in Climate
If you haven’t noticed, things have changed. Since returning to office on January 20, President Donald Trump has upended US and global politics by halting US military support for Ukraine, […]
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Chile Pension Reform: Risky business
The biggest reform of Chile’s pension fund system in 40 years has shored up the position of private administrators, but the boom times may be over for these big institutional […]
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Energy Transition: The New Battleground
As he prepares to return to the White House on January 20, President-elect Donald Trump is already shaking up trade in Latin America with a radical agenda that risks stalling […]
Posted in2024 Q4
US Election Special: The Big Swing
As Latin Americans view an increasingly uncertain world of climate change, high inflation, rising protectionism and wars in Europe and the Middle East, one question hangs over them all: Harris […]
Posted in2024 Q3
Bolivia: A Default Foretold
Once lauded as an economic miracle, South America’s poorest economy has been steadily falling deeper into a financial crisis. While it avoided a coup in June, the country is running out of time and options to avert default.
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Cover Story – Skies Wide Open
Despite the turbulence in the global economy, Latin America is entering 2024 in good shape. Inflation and interest rates are falling, economic growth has been steady, and investors are again looking on the region favorably.
Posted in2023 Q4
Cover Story – China & LatAm: The Penalty Shot
Long a source of export revenue and financing for Latin America, China is poised for a structural slowdown. This could be bad news for Latin America. If China catches a […]
Posted in2020 Q4
CHILE’S HYDROGEN POWER PLAY: RACE TO THE SUN
Will ambition and sunshine be enough to realize Chile’s hydrogen dream? Still heavily reliant on imported oil, coal and gas, Chile is hoping to become a major energy supplier in […]