Latin America

  • Jul 18
  • 7 min read

Corporate climate reporting is underestimating risks

Bank and corporate climate audits and stress tests overestimate progress on climate targets due to understating risks

International
  • Jul 17
  • 7 min read

Uruguay's Frente Amplio retains its pre-election edge

The leftist Frente Amplio (FA) that governed between 2005-20 looks likely to regain the presidency

Uruguay
  • Jul 17
  • 7 min read

Battery production can sustain long-run overcapacity

Despite rapid demand growth, lithium-ion battery production capacity is far in excess of consumption

International
  • Jul 16
  • 7 min read

Ecuador’s Noboa risks becoming increasingly isolated

The president, having had fairly strong cross-party support, is now at loggerheads with the opposition

Ecuador
  • Jul 15
  • 12 min read

Argentina's policies raise more questions than answers

The government is celebrating its first legislative victories since taking office in December

Argentina
  • Jul 12
  • 7 min read

Colombia land reform is unlikely to accelerate

Unequal land ownership in Colombia has created, fuelled and been further complicated by decades of armed conflict

Colombia
  • Jul 12
  • 7 min read

Chile's persistent labour informality poses challenges

Nearly 30% of the Chilean workforce is informal, making it harder to achieve higher productivity and pension levels

Chile
  • Jul 11
  • 7 min read

Latin American fintechs will expand at a slower pace

There were more than 3,000 fintech firms in Latin America and the Caribbean by the end of 2023

Latin America