As the US and China Fight, Here’s How Latin America—and LATAM-Focused Businesses—Can Flourish
June 2026A country’s internal business climate can be significantly impacted by external forces, as we’ve seen through China’s longstanding and multifaceted presence in Latin America. In Argentina, for example, the Asian superpower has shaped business, economics, and everyday life in agriculture, rare earth elements, and a growing flow of imports, from the BYD electric and hybrid
2025 in Review: What’s New, Noteworthy, and Next in Latin American Business
December 2025Even during yet another year of global volatility and seemingly relentless change in 2025, one thing remained constant: Latin America continues to be an exciting place to do business. Multinationals made big investments, from food giant McCormick’s $750 million joint venture in Mexico to BHP Group’s $13 billion plans to overhaul its Chilean mining operations.
From Hype to Reality: Putting AI to Work in Your Latin America Business Strategy
July 2025Just three years after the launch of ChatGPT shook up the technology world, terms like algorithms, bots, large language models (LLMs), and prompt engineering have become part of everyday conversation—and global business strategy. As the story continues to unfold, different parts of the world are writing their chapters in different ways, including Latin America. Ronaldo
The US-China Trade War: Finding Opportunity Amid the Volatility
June 2025The 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
May 2025Deep 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