Pix and its innovations for the payment sector in Brazil
Pix, Brazil’s leading digital payment system, has revolutionized the market and could become the main means of payment in the medium term.
Financing a sustainable transition
The initiatives of some central banks in the region against the climate emergency are limited to greater disclosure and transparency of information on emissions.
Monetary policy continuity and Latin America’s growth woes
In Latin America, restrictive monetary policies, as the effective and relevant means to control and reduce inflation, is a decision that is not objected to by governing boards or central banks.
This is how chess is played: Latin American politics beyond borders
Transnational party organizations, although not popularly recognized, have grown and may become a hope for confronting authoritarian discourses of the left and right.
World Bank must focus on the energy transition
Calls to reform the World Bank, giving it a greater presence in financing climate change, have been multiplied
Inflation ravages Argentines’ pockets
The inflation figure to be reported soon by Indec is expected to be equivalent to the one that, in the past, led to fears of a hyperinflationary spiral.
Inflation and rising interest rates: a false solution?
High profits for some business groups show that under high inflation not everyone loses.
Repercussions of the War in Ukraine on Latin America’s Economy
After the economic expansion and relative recovery recorded in 2021, the region will return to the low growth due to the repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Maduro’s Special Economic Zones: A stab in the dark?
Before such a disaster, the Maduro regime now appeals to the Special Economic Zones. However, as stated throughout its articles, the supervisory and oversight role of the State conditions any operational and capitalization aspect that may be developed in these SEZs.
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Latin American currencies
Co-author David Castells-Quintana
In an unpredictable global context with the uncertainty of pandemic, war, inflation and political instability, it is to be expected that exchange rate volatility will continue.