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Economy

Latin America caught in the commodities trap

Latin America depends on raw materials while losing talent abroad. Education, innovation, and R&D investment are key to breaking the resource curse.

Geopolitics in your pocket: how Brazil is de-dollarizing

Brazil diversifies beyond the dollar with Pix, UnionPay, and its future digital currency DREX, reshaping global finance from citizens’ pockets.

Financial inclusion and education: a pillar for sustainable development in Latin America

Financial inclusion and education are key to reduce inequality, boost resilience, and drive sustainable development in Latin America.

Latin America and the return of magical realism

Latin America is reviving old development fantasies under new technological guises, while the structural dependence that Stavenhagen denounced six decades ago persists.

Silent infiltration: criminal ‘brokers’ and their impact on Latin America’s formal economy

Regulatory frameworks and international cooperation must be strengthened to effectively combat these threats to Latin America's economic and social stability.

Tariffs: zero-sum game or shot in the foot?

By assuming that trade relations are a zero-sum game in which to win the other must lose, and that a trade deficit reflects losing and a surplus winning, President Trump reveals a simplism far removed from the dynamics of international trade.