Chinese FDI in Latin America
China’s economic footprint in Latin America is going beyond trade and financing. The new key component is foreign direct investment (FDI) which brings repercussions for the global balance of power.
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Trump meets with President Enrique Peña Nieto
Finally, presidents Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto convened again. The body language wasn’t good, but the meeting was productive. Both leaders agreed on starting talks on renegotiating NAFTA the earliest date available, and that will be on August 16.…
Brazil’s democracy crumbling?
In Brazil, some have a feeling that democracy is crumbling apart. But most are optimistic and see a robust judicial institution working to clean the house. On Wednesday, July 12, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was convicted…
“Odebrecht, the bribery machine”
In 2010 a Swiss business school named Odebrecht as the world’s best family-run firm. Brazil’s construction giant, Odebrecht, built some of the most crucial infrastructure projects in Latin America. In the region Odebrecht represented development, jobs and with President Inacio…
After Venezuela was Goldman-Sacked
They have been called the “hunger bonds” by Harvard scholar Ricardo Hausmann, and the sting has stuck. At least enough to make bitter what could have been a very suit deal for Goldman Sachs: $2.8bn issued by Venezuela’s state-owned oil…
After Venezuela was Goldman-Sacked
They have been called the “hunger bonds” by Harvard scholar Ricardo Hausmann, and the sting has stuck. At least enough to make bitter what could have been a very suit deal for Goldman Sachs: $2.8bn issued by Venezuela’s state-owned oil…