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Home / Themes / Latin America

Latin America

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Latin America Analyses

Towards an integrated EU-Latin America economic area

Amid growing geopolitical rivalry, the EU is reinforcing its trade network with Latin America and the Caribbean to foster a bi-regional economic area.

By Rafael Cornejo, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi
19 Jun 2025 //
14 mins Reading time
Detail of a green and black 100 US dollar banknote partially visible beneath several orange, violet, and green 1,000 Argentine peso notes. Argentina
Latin America Analyses

Argentina under currency competition: the future of exchange rate policy and dollarisation

Milei’s plan in Argentina aims to liberalize the use of the US dollar, but the stability of the peso could hinder full dollarization.

By María Alejandra Amado, Ernesto Talvi
28 May 2025 //
21 mins Reading time
Facade of the Ministry of Economy headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Three people queue while a policeman watches them. A man (in a suit with a briefcase) and a woman (walking in the opposite direction) pass by on the pavement.
Technology and economics Analyses

The keys to Argentina’s IMF agreement: old wine in a new bottle

What does the programme that the Argentine government has agreed with the IMF consist of? What are the probabilities of success?

By Ernesto Talvi
29 Apr 2025 //
20 mins Reading time
A dark digital panel at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange displays data from the German DAX stock index, with large, bright numbers showing share prices. tariff
Latin America Analyses

Trump’s tariff rage and its unforeseen dimensions on the global financial markets

What have been the effects of Trump’s tariff rage on the stock market indices of China, the EU, Latin America, and the US?

By Ernesto Talvi, Tomás Sanguinetti
16 Apr 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
Detalle de un mapa histórico del continente americano, con tonos tierra y contorno en verde y rojo. Latinobarómetro
Latin America Events

Roundtable ‘Latin America, 30 years after the Latinobarómetro’

With three decades of history, the Latinobarómetro is a vital tool for understanding the Latin American landscape.

03 Apr 2025 //
2 mins Reading time
Chilean citizens vote during the second round of the 2024 regional elections in Santiago (Chile). The building is a metal-structured hall with a vaulted roof and large windows that allow plenty of natural light to enter. In the middle of the room, several voting booths are arranged in the centre of the hall. Latin America
Latin America Analyses

Fifty years of economic and political cycles in Latin America: ‘voting with the wallet’ still rules

Have political and economic cycles in Latin America been synchronised and driven by common external factors over the last 50 years?

By Ernesto Talvi, José Pablo Martínez
02 Apr 2025 //
14 mins Reading time
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Latin America Analyses

The US-China rivalry and Latin American geopolitics: from narrative to data

The geopolitics of Latin American countries reflects strategic positioning, not neutrality or non-alignment in the US–China rivalry.

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García
27 Mar 2025 //
18 mins Reading time
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, stands at the centre of Congress, delivering a speech during the opening of the 2025 legislative session. Surrounding him, legislators, officials, and authorities listen attentively to his words. The chamber is distinguished by its red curtains and Argentine flags hanging on the walls, framing the event. Milei plan
Latin America Analyses

The Milei plan: collision course or on to the promised land?

An IMF agreement is key to the Milei plan, which could transform the current scheme into an orderly transition to a sustainable model.

By Ernesto Talvi
06 Mar 2025 //
12 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union (blue with a circle of yellow stars) and Mexico (tricolour with green, white, and red stripes, featuring a coat of arms with an eagle and a serpent) at the 25th Meeting of the Mexico-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee in 2018. Mexico
Latin America Analyses

The new EU-Mexico agreement: the EU fast-tracks integration with Latin America

Mexico and the EU consolidate their strategic association with a modernised agreement that expands economic opportunities.

By Juan Carlos Baker, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi
03 Feb 2025 //
14 mins Reading time
A series of solar panels installed on a hillside near the city of Ovalle (Chile) set against a rural landscape with distant mountains under the clear blue sky of Monte Patria. Colombia and Chile
Climate and energy Analyses

Exploring where and how to strengthen EU-LAC cooperation on climate action and the just energy transition: a focus on Colombia and Chile

EU partnerships with Colombia and Chile aim to strengthen cooperation, promote a just energy transition, and address climate challenges.

By Guy Edwards
23 Jan 2025 //
41 mins Reading time
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Latin America Analyses

EU-MERCOSUR: a platform for a new era of transatlantic (and intra-regional Latin American) integration?

The EU-Mercosur agreement boosts tariff reduction and strengthens a strategic relationship between the two regions.

By Juan Carlos Berganza, Rodolfo G. Campos, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi, Jacopo Timini
14 Jan 2025 //
6 mins Reading time
Second-generation ethanol production plant at Bonfim Bioenergy Park, Guariba, São Paulo, with heavy machinery in the foreground. Mercosur-EU agreement
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The Mercosur-EU agreement as a model for open decarbonisation

Mercosur-EU agreement transforms global trade by prioritising clean energy, sustainable industrial chains and joint climate goals.

By Gonzalo Escribano
07 Jan 2025 //
8 mins Reading time

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Understanding and overcoming the aid crisis

June 30, 2025

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Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US – China Rivalry

June 26, 2025

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PromethEUs Conference ‘Simplify to Compete: Rethinking EU Regulation for a Digital Future’

June 25, 2025

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