Latin America

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.
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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

Isidora Olave, 20, showing her order from fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Santiago, Chile, Nov 12, 2024. Ultra-cheap Chinese online shops are causing concern in Latin America because of the unfair competition they pose to traditional commerce.

Buy now, pay later: Latin America pressured by Chinese online shops

ISIDORA Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China almost 20,000 km away

Argentina’s debt restructuring tests the theoretical limits of chaos theory.
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Book review: Avoiding the mistakes in Argentina’s US$100 billion debt restructuring

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Chinese electric vehicles make up a big slice of the Latin American market, with 51 per cent of all sales.

Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America

CHILEAN truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. But the price and quick delivery time convinced him, and now he is a convert.