The president of the European Comission, Ursula von der Leyen, will begin this Monday a tour of Brazil, Argentina, Chili and Mexico to strengthen alliances before the summit that the EU and Latin American and Caribbean countries will hold in July. The head of the executive arm of the European Union (EU) has the objective […]
Tag: Latin America
Chile has dealt with 46 potential investors from 12 countries to exploit lithium
The government of Chili has dealt in recent months with 46 investors from 12 countries interested in exploiting the lithiumto which it has presented its “national strategy”, which seeks that the extraction of this crucial mineral for the energy transition generates added value. Is about “create a lithium industry that generates added value”stressed to EFE […]
OECD: Latin America needs a green, digital and above all fair transition
Latin America needs a green, digital but above all fair transition, according to the OECDwho considers that this happens by significantly increasing the level of investments, but also because these are “quality”. This is the main message of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the fifteenth edition of its International Economic Forum […]
German Foreign Minister defines Latin America as a natural partner of Europe
The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbockdefined to Latin America as a “natural partner of Europe” before embarking on a journey that will take her to Brazil, Colombia and Panama. “Not even an ocean can separate us because Latin America and Europe are natural partners. There is a lot that unites us. We live in democracies, […]
Latin America should grow twice as much as expected to reduce poverty, according to the World Bank
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean should grow by around 5% in the coming years, double what was forecast, to achieve significant progress in reducing the povertyaccording to the chief economist of the World Bank (WB) for the area, William Maloney. “It could be 4%, it could be 6%, but I’m saying double […]
Velarde describes GDP growth in Peru as “mediocre”: how much would the economy reach in 2023?
The president of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP), Julio Velarde, pointed out last Friday that the estimated growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Peru is “mediocre”; however, it is located in a better position compared to the rest of the countries in Latin America. Along these lines, he warned that the […]
US expectations would improve with a rise in the debt ceiling
The House of Representatives of USA approved by majority, with 324 votes in favor and 117 against, the bill to raise the federal debt ceiling until January 11, 2025. In this way, it seeks to deal with a possible problem of lack of liquidity that prevents the North American country from fulfilling its respective payments […]
China’s power settles in Latin America
For some time almost everything that happens in Latin America has something to do with Chinawarns Alicia García Herrero, a Spanish economist. And it is that the relationship between the two worlds began with the trade of raw materials, when China became the main buyer of the same after putting its economy “on steroids” to […]
Analysis: Maduro strengthens position in Latin America after era of diplomatic isolation
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurocame out reinforced in the face of Washington’s policy of diplomatic isolation and sanctions by receiving support from Lula in Brazil, but the deadlock in negotiations with the opposition towards the 2024 elections maintains uncertainty, according to analysts. Ripe has been favored by the turn to the left of countries […]
Fentanyl, the deadly trap plaguing the US-Mexico border
Elena prepares her second daily dose of heroin. She has been injecting herself for 20 years, but since the overdose who almost killed her last year is afraid because the drug in Mexicali it is now mixed with fentanylwithout the consumers knowing. The sample “it is positive for fentanyl”they confirm after a test in La […]