Chinese FDI in LatAm has grown strongly, expanding from almost nothing in 2005 to an estimated US$110 billion or more in 2018, amid a shift away from simply pumping resources into infrastructure, governments and state firms, Brazilian economist Otaviano Canuto wrote in an article for the Americas Quarterly.
Americas Quarterly - March 12, 2019 China's push for Latin American consumers reflects changes back home. Chinese financing in Latin America is changing. After becoming a major source of…
One major policy issue in Brazil is how to boost productivity, while following a path of fiscal consolidation that will take at least a decade to bring the public-debt-to-GDP…
Capital Finance International, Autumn 2016 Brazil’s GDP is poised to decline by close to 7% in 2015-2016. Per capita GDP in 2016 is likely to shrink by more than 10%…
The AIIB will help fill the infrastructure finance gap 9 April 2015Author: Miriam L. Campanella, University of Turin The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will serve to ease the…
The Brazilian Economy For Brazil, “the motto must be pragmatism.” - Otaviano Canuto has observed the boom in Latin American exports of commodities from a variety of positions at the…