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The US-China Trade War: Finding Opportunity Amid the Volatility

The past year has been a roller coaster for international trade, defined by tariffs, court rulings, court orders in response, and overall unpredictability and uncertainty. Amid these ever-changing developments, there’s one overarching trend for businesses to watch, especially those focused on Latin America: U.S.-China relations. The evolving trade war between these two superpowers is impacting


Advanced Remote Sensing in Latin America: The Sky’s the Limit

Deep within the Amazon basin, the ruins of a vast city have remained hidden for thousands of years, covered in foliage and too remote to explore on foot. Then a researcher from Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research led a team with a fresh approach: use lidar (light detection and ranging) to create a 3D


Banks and Your Global Business: Trends, Tips, and Tactics for 2025

Banks are the lifeblood of your business: fueling your operations, funding new facilities, and bringing M&A and other growth strategies to life. For your customers and supply chain partners, they’re vital to doing business with your company. When your business spans many regions across the globe, today’s rapidly evolving banking sector spurs many questions, such


Big Risk, Big Reward? Three Overlooked Options for Your Latin American Business Strategy

When considering new markets for investment, exports, or expansion, the tempting path is the one of least resistance: the most predictable business climate, the lowest level of economic volatility, the fewest politically themed international headlines. But there’s one big problem with that approach. Everyone else is considering these markets as well, so you’ll encounter more


Beyond Trump vs. Harris: Navigating the Interconnections and Uncertainties of a New U.S. Administration

As we write this, it’s October 2024. The United States is on the cusp of a decision: make its current vice president the first woman to hold this top executive role or Make America Great Again again. Whatever happens (or happened, if you’re reading this blog after the dust has settled), one thing is clear: