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Latin American EV market accelerates threefold in 2024

bne IntelliNews May 19, 2025

The fleet of light electric vehicles in Latin America and the Caribbean saw a dramatic surge last year, tripling in size from 154,966 registered units at the end of 2023 to 444,071 vehicles by December 2024, according to data from Olade.

Borsa Istanbul leads world markets in dollar-basis losses

Akin Nazli in Belgrade May 16, 2025

Turkey’s exchange-traded fund down 9.5% in year-to-date. Thai performance second worst at 6.5%.

China woos Latin America with $9bn credit line amid Trump trade tensions

bne IntelliNews May 13, 2025

China has offered Latin American and Caribbean countries a CNY66bn ($9.2bn) credit line as part of a comprehensive economic and political cooperation package presented during the CELAC-China summit in Beijing.

Turkish inflation still ballsing up OECD charts

Akin Nazli in Belgrade May 12, 2025

Despite some progress in reining in prices, Turkey's headline figure is a bar graph section too far.

Amazon to build $4bn data centres and cloud infrastructure in Chile

Mathew Cohen May 8, 2025

Amazon's cloud computing division has announced plans to invest $4bn in Chile to build its first data centres and cloud infrastructure in the country.

InDrive pioneering a sustainable "fair" ride-hailing business

Ben Aris in Cairo May 6, 2025

The Siberia-born InDrive ride-hailing service is doing something special. It cut margins, offers the cheapest prices possible and is generous to its largely freelance staff. IIt is pioneering a new "fair" business model that works.

ECLAC cuts Latin America growth forecast amid global uncertainties

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

The UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has downgraded its 2025 growth forecast to 2%, adding to a chorus of international institutions painting a bleak outlook for the region.

LatAm set to be world's slowest-growing region as World Bank slashes forecasts

bne IntelliNews April 24, 2025

Economic expansion for region projected to be slowest globally as external pressures mount

CONFERENCE CALL: Aurora Women in Tech Global Awards

Ben Aris in Cairo April 15, 2025

“Why is it women only get less than 3% of Venture Capital funds? There is not a pipeline problem. There is a perception problem,” says Isabella Ghassemi-Smith, head of the Aurora Tech Award, which promotes women-led start-ups.

Latin American leaders blast US tariffs at CELAC summit as China offers economic lifeline

bne IntelliNews April 10, 2025

Latin American leaders gathered in Honduras on April 9 to condemn United States trade measures during the ninth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

Why investors are turning their gaze to Latin America after Trump tariffs

bnl editorial staff April 8, 2025

Trump's trade war unexpectedly boosts Latin America, with investors spotting fresh opportunities in a reshuffled global economic landscape.

Latin America to miss more than three-quarters of 2030 sustainability targets, ECLAC says

bne IntelliNews April 4, 2025

The region's progress on UN goals is hampered by weak institutions and debt burden, warns UN commission in a new report.

Latin America escapes full wrath of Trump's tariffs, as few nations bear brunt

bnl editorial staff April 3, 2025

Most regional economies hit with baseline 10% rate while Venezuela, Nicaragua and Guyana face steeper levies.

COMMENT: What impact will a raft of protests across the Emerging Markets have?

bne IntelliNews March 26, 2025

A spate of protests across several emerging markets is reigniting concerns over economic stability and long-term financial health. From Turkey to Indonesia, social unrest has flared up that threaten countries with weak fundamentals.

Glaciers are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, says UN agency

bne IntelliNews March 25, 2025

Mass loss of ice from the world’s 19 glacier regions was 450bn tonnes in 2024, says a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation.

IMF: How Artificial Intelligence can boost productivity in Latin America

Bas B. Bakker, Sophia Chen, Dmitry Vasilyev for IMF March 24, 2025

Latin America and the Caribbean has long been a region with one of the most informal labour markets. A large part of the workforce is outside of the formal economy, leaving many people without access to benefits and protections.

Chile places Chinese observatory project under review

Mathew Cohen March 21, 2025

Chile has put a planned Chinese astronomical observatory project under review, potentially dealing a blow to Beijing's scientific ambitions in Latin America.

Latin America faces growth hit as trade tensions escalate, warns Moody's

bne intellinews February 20, 2025

Trade conflicts and new tariffs could reduce Latin American economic growth by 0.3 percentage points in 2025 and 0.4 percentage points in 2026, with recovery delayed until 2028, Moody's Analytics warned in a recent report.

EU eyes “strategic autonomy” partnership with Latin America amid deepening rift with US

bne IntelliNews February 19, 2025

The European Union is seeking to deepen its relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean, framing the partnership as one built on "strategic autonomy" rather than as a counterbalance to China's growing influence in the region.

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