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

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.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Chile’s unhappy success

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

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

Visa-free arrangement will also be extended to five countries from the group, Xi Jinping says, without naming them.
International

Xi courts Latin America as Trump’s tariffs pressure region

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

New European Commission has foreign policy at fore

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.
International

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

View of a fruit and vegetables stall at the Central Market in Buenos Aires, on January 9, 2024. The National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced the inflation rate for the month of December, 25.5%, thus the year 2023 closed with an annual inflation of 211.4%, one of the highest in the world. Argentina, a country of 46 million inhabitants, registers a poverty rate of XXX%, according to official figures. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Wealth & Investing
INSIGHTS FROM CFA SOCIETY SINGAPORE

Book review: Avoiding the mistakes in Argentina’s US$100 billion debt restructuring

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

Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America

One reason why the Mercosur trade agreement is more important for the EU-27 nations is that Latin America is potentially key to Europe's economic diversification agenda, away from China and Russia.
Opinion & Features

EU looks to ink major economic deal with Latin America this year

The office of GIC
Global Enterprise

Singapore’s GIC bets on Latin American infrastructure companies

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