Latin America and the Caribbean falls short of its potential to become a key player in the lithium despite its large reserves, while facing challenges to take advantage of the limited “window of opportunity” offered by the attractive industry, said Thursday the ECLAC. In a study, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean […]
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FAO: agricultural production in Latin America will grow 12% in the next decade among challenges
The agricultural production and fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean will increase by 12% in the next decade but at a rate “Slower” than the past and among challenges such as the volatility of world trade, as predicted today in a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). “Agricultural […]
Foreign direct investment in Peru doubles to US$12 billion in 2022
The foreign investment Direct investment (FDI) in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 51% in 2022, according to the latest World Investment Report presented today by the United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In total, investments in the region reached US$208 billion, thanks to the growing demand for raw […]
Advance agreements with Latin America, a priority of the Spanish presidency of the EU
Advance agreements with Latin America will be one of the priorities of the Spanish presidency of the EUas the Minister of foreign affairsJosé Manuel Albares, on the occasion of the summit between the two blocks from July 17 to 18 in Brussels. The summit should serve to advance trade agreements with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur, […]
China’s Shein will produce clothing in Brazil, from where it wants to export to Latin America
The Chinese textile giant Shein announced this Thursday that starting in July it will have a clothing production line in Brazilafter reaching an agreement with a local manufacturer, with the intention of exporting to other countries in the future Latin America. Production will take place at a plant owned by Compañía de Tejidos Norte de […]
Fitch projects that the price of cellulose pulp will rise: it will benefit Latin America
forest companies Latin American companies such as Chile’s Arauco and Brazil’s Suzano will benefit from an expected increase in wood pulp prices after a sharp drop in recent months, the credit rating firm said on Thursday Fitch Ratings. In an analysis, Fitch estimated that an improvement in demand and a decline in inventories will drive […]
Female entrepreneurship, “e-commerce” and logistics, keys for MSMEs in Latin America
electronic commercechains of logisticto efficient and support to female entrepreneurship are vital for the viability of MSMEs in regions such as Latin Americafacing an environment marked by commercial and infrastructure challenges, warns the UPS firm in a report released this Tuesday. In coincidence with the Day of Microenterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (mipymes),, the […]
With Chile and Brazil first, Latin American central banks are already thinking of lowering rates
Declining inflation rates in the Latin American economies allowed most of the central banks put a stop to the cycle of tightening the cost of credit and, in cases such as Chile and Brazil, analysts are betting on cuts in interest rates in a matter of weeks. The region embarked on an aggressive series of […]
Argentina sends a letter to Biden asking for support with the IMF signed by presidents of the region
He argentine government sent a letter to the president of USA, Joe Bidensigned by the leaders of Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay, in which their support is requested for Argentina in the negotiations that it is carrying out with the IMF to review the credit agreement that it maintains with the agency. “We […]
Child labor exploitation expanded in Latin America with the pandemic
the stain of child laborpresent in all Latin Americaexpanded even more as a consequence of the impoverishment and social economic deterioration caused by the pandemic. Today it is one of the most threatening human rights violations for the future of the region, especially due to the impairment in the education of minors, according to an […]