Latin America’s Fiscal Frontier. The 2025 edition of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean reveals a continued rebound in public revenues across the region following the COVID-19 shock. However, despite broad improvements, the region’s tax-to-GDP ratios remain far below OECD levels, and wide disparities between countries point to persistent structural weaknesses.

The Global EV Outlook 2025 published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) confirms what market watchers have long anticipated: the electric vehicle revolution is no longer a question of if, but how fast and where next. With global EV sales surpassing 17 million units in 2024 and projected to exceed 20 million in 2025, the report marks a pivotal moment for the automotive sector, with notable implications for emerging markets like Latin America.

Key Outcomes of the Recent Brazil-China Meeting. Last week, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Beijing for a high-level summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting marked a major milestone in bilateral relations, resulting in a wave of new agreements and investment commitments designed to shape cooperation for the next five decades.