Agriculture, but also mining, energy and transport sectors in the region are more and more suffering from the increasingly frequent droughts.

Why are the peso, real and sol so weak, even though at the same time many South American countries are rapidly emerging from pandemic recession?

Good growth forecasts give hope for the region, but political factors, rising inflation or falling commodity prices could cloud the picture.

Beijing is cleverly using the issue of sustainability to fill the gap left by Europe’s unwillingness to engage in dialogue. Can the EU afford that?

There is a paradox: The region is the most important supplier of food to the world market – but its own population can afford it less and less.

Interim conclusion after two and a half years of new government in Latin America’s two most important locations for German companies.

However, this new generation of leftists – unlike its predecessors in the 2000s – would have fewer resources at its disposal.

Politicians and business leaders from both sides speak in favour of its entry into force in a debate organised by BusinessEurope.

Corporations and states in the region can usually obtain credit abroad without any problems. Nevertheless, financing could become more difficult.

In Ecuador and Peru, elections have now been held. The Brazilian government successfully auctioned off licenses for airports, rail lines and ports.