LSE IDEAS analyse China’s growing presence in Latin America concerning trade, diplomacy, and strategic influence

In Colón, a town in the Mexican state of Querétaro, residents are protesting the construction of new data centers nearby.

Trump’s inaugural address centered on the evils of an alleged “invasion” of immigrants — although the flow of immigrants fell by nearly 70% last year — Latin American drug cartels and his vow to take over the Panama Canal, despite the fact that it has been very well managed by Panama for the past 25 years.

The Trump administration has a narrow window of opportunity to change course and counter Chinese influence in Latin America.

As the Trump administration is getting ready to deport migrants at a large scale it also has risks. Deportations could inadvertently strengthen

The benefits of payments digitisation to various stakeholders, such as consumers, SMEs, and governments, are well known. Looking ahead, Mastercard sees a great opportunity in engaging both private and public sectors to reduce cash usage and drive inclusion through digital payments via the following initiatives:

Santiago de Chile - Changing patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of food security and

The ag-tech company Phytech has established branches in Peru and Chile to provide digital agriculture solutions across Central and South America.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix,

Chile’s central bank will likely pause interest rate cuts for the first time since July while signaling it could resume easing again later after policymakers weather a short-term jump in inflation.Mos

South African packaged goods company Tiger Brands has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Inversiones Tiger Brands South America, agreed to sell its 24.38% interest in Chile-based fast-moving consumer goods group Empresas Carozzi,

Chinese biopharma CStone Pharmaceuticals today announced a strategic commercialization partnership with SteinCares, which will gain the commercialization rights for sugemalimab in 10 Latin America countries,