VC Funding in Latin America. Venture capital in Latin America continues to adjust after the 2021 funding peak, with investors prioritizing sustainability over rapid growth. While total investment remains well below its highs, 2024 shows early signs of stabilization—but only for startups meeting stricter financial expectations.

Latin America’s structured finance market is expected to grow moderately in 2025, driven by corporate funding needs, infrastructure financing, and a stable investment environment. Despite economic uncertainties, S&P Global Ratings forecasts $35 billion in structured finance issuance, marking a 5% increase from 2024. While Brazil

Brazil’s Role in Major Global Forums. Following its G20 presidency in 2024, Brazil continues to play a central role in global discussions in 2025 by hosting the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro and COP30 in Belém. These events highlight Brazil’s ongoing participation in shaping global policy discussions.

Structured finance refers to complex financial instruments used to manage risk and provide liquidity, often through securitization of assets such as mortgages, loans, and future cash flows. In Latin America, structured finance plays a crucial role in corporate funding, infrastructure investment, and alternative lending mechanisms. Structured

The Panama Canal is one of the most strategic waterways in global trade, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and significantly reducing shipping times. Its economic, geopolitical, and environmental impact makes it a critical asset not just for Panama but for the global economy. Recent developments, including U.S. political rhetoric, Chinese investments.

Panama Canal: A Strategic Trade Route. The Panama Canal remains one of the world’s most critical trade routes, facilitating 5-6% of global trade and serving as a key link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. However, recent geopolitical tensions, climate challenges, and economic pressures are reshaping its role in global supply chains.

The 2025 edition of the Trade Trends Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean provides an in-depth analysis of the region’s trade performance, highlighting export and import trends, key trading partners, sectoral shifts, and external risks shaping the trade landscape. Despite export growth of 4.1% in 2024, this recovery was driven more by volume than price gains.

Trade Trends in Latin America. The recent report by the IDB provides an analysis of trade performance in Latin America for 2024, highlighting key trends, sectoral shifts, and external factors shaping the region’s trade landscape. The value of exports grew by 4.1% in 2024, reversing a 1.6% decline in 2023.

China has significantly deepened its economic, political, and military ties with Latin America over the past two decades, becoming South America’s largest trading partner and a major investor in infrastructure, energy, and finance. While these growing relations present opportunities, they also raise concerns in Washington, particularly regarding China’s strategic influence, economic dependencies, and military partnerships in the region.