Latin America

US-China rivalry in Latin America: a race for influence

The region’s challenge lies in extracting value from both powers while avoiding the pitfalls of excessive dependence on either

The military and intelligence side of Trump's Venezuela operation was masterful, but the legal and political sides seem frightful, and that bodes poorly for the country’s future.

What I learnt in Venezuela

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro

Beyond domestic constitutional questions, the operation represents a flagrant violation of international law.

Trump’s Venezuela operation: a dangerous precedent

His administration’s approach echoes past interventions that began with confidence and ended in quagmires

Areas under restoration and natural forest (above) alongside commercial tree farms across the BTG Pactual TIG reforestation strategy.

Temasek’s GenZero investment brings US timberland manager’s Latin American reforestation strategy to US$672 million

The strategy focuses on restoring biodiversity and climate resilience in critical ecosystems in Latin America

Xendit is betting that Latin America’s fragmented payments systems will mirror the early days of South-east Asia’s fintech boom, Raymundo Guerrero says.

Indonesia unicorn Xendit tests Asian success with Latin America push

The Jakarta-based firm processes over US$70 billion in payments annually across seven markets, including the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand

Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan  says trade in goods between Singapore and Latin America grew by over 20% in the past year.

Latin America offers opportunities in manufacturing, innovation, green economy and agri-trade: Alvin Tan

Amid global turmoil, efforts to bring Singapore and the region closer have grown more urgent, says the minister of state for trade and industry

An empty bar in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean economy, once the wonder of Latin America, has barely been growing in recent years, and the investment boom of the 1990s and 2000s is long past.
THE BROAD VIEW

Chile’s unhappy success

Why are voters flocking to right and left-wing populists ahead of this year’s presidential election?

Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America, presents the biggest growth potential for startups.

Latin America a potential next market for startups in South-east Asia

In particular, fintech is primed for growth in both regions due to shared issues such as lack of access to credit

Without naming any country, Xi Jinping says trade wars have no winners and that “bullying or hegemonism only leads to self-isolation”.

Xi courts Latin America as Trump’s tariffs pressure region

China has signed free trade agreements with Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Nicaragua

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen urgently needs to pursue a robust foreign policy that preserves and protects EU interests, says the writer.

New European Commission has foreign policy at fore

The EU-Mercosur deal is an early key test for Ursula von der Leyen’s second leadership term