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Latin America and the Caribbean is caught in a trap of low capacity for growth, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The region’s economies are projected to expand by 2.2% and 2.4% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Although these figures are above the 2015–2024 average of 1.0%, they are insufficient to close the gap with the economies of developed countries.

Find the whole CEPAL-report down below.

Dollarization has turned a quarter of a century old in Ecuador and is more current than ever among the population. What are the keys to its success and its difficulties, according to experts?

On Sunday, January 9, 2000, Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad made the desperate decision to implement the dollarization of Ecuador’s economy in an attempt to stabilize the country, mired in an unprecedented economic crisis: bankruptcy of the financial system, freezing of savers’ deposits and rampant inflation that rose from 23% annually in 1995 to 91% in 2000.

Thirteen days later, Mahuad would be deposed as a result of strong social pressure, indigenous uprisings and, above all, the withdrawal of support by the Armed Forces, which deposed him and placed his vice president as the new president, Gustavo Noboa.

However, this would not be the end of dollarization in Ecuador. On the contrary, 25 years later, dollarization is one of the longest-lasting and most popular public policies in the history of the country, with an approval rating in polls close to 90%. This is no small feat in a country that had 21 different constitutions, the longest of which lasted 22 years.

Read here the complete article by Latin America business and Analysis.

Studien zu Lateinamerika I Latin America Studies

Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Burchardt, Prof. Dr. Kristina Dietz und Dr. Hannes Warnecke-Berger
2025, 218 Seiten.

Lesen Sie anbei den vollständigen Bericht.

Wenn Donald Trump am 20. Januar 2025 seine zweite Amtszeit antritt, wird Mexiko unter immensen Druck geraten, den Zustrom von legalen und illegalen Waren, Menschen und Arbeitsplätzen zu stoppen. Auch wenn diese Drohungen im Großen und Ganzen wahrscheinlich nicht eintreten werden, da viele Vorschläge für beide Seiten sehr kostspielig wären, werden sie eine mexikanische Regierung, die bereits mit ihren eigenen Problemen zu kämpfen hat, vor gewaltige Herausforderungen stellen.

Lesen Sie hier den kompletten Bericht: A Stand-Off between Unequal Partners: What Trump Means for Mexico

Latin America’s transnational criminal landscape is reconfiguring due to the accelerated internationalisation and diversification of criminal organisations, which are able to control territory and project influence globally. Traditionally, cartels controlled limited territories and specialised on a single product, usually cocaine. The new criminal elites now traffic multiple products across extensive markets and regions.

Read here: The Expansion and Diversification of Mexican Cartels: Dynamic New Actors and Markets
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 12.12.2024

The 17th edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook proposes a series of policy options to mobilise the necessary resources, based on co-ordinated actions between policy makers, the private sector and their international partners. It argues that public resources should be invested more efficiently, tax better collected and debt better managed. Even with those improvements, private resources will be equally crucial, as public revenues will not be enough to fund the deep transformations the region needs. The depth, access, inclusiveness and efficiency of financial systems must improve further, especially for the benefit of citizens and smaller firms. Businesses need stronger capital markets to finance their long-term investment projects. The report’s recommendations include the use of innovative financial instruments; renewing the role of development finance institutions; reinvigorated international partnerships to mobilise external resources; and the adoption of a shared regional agenda to address the challenging international financing context.

Read here the publication: The Latin American Economic Outlook 2024

 

#5: EU-Mercosur-Abkommen: Welche Chancen bietet Lateinamerika? - Stimmen vom Lateinamerika-Tag in Hamburg

Der Lateinamerikatag in Hamburg ist die wichtigste Konferenz des deutschen Lateinamerikageschäfts. Mit der erzielten Einigung beim EU-Mercosur-Abkommen gewinnen die Handelsbeziehungen mit Lateinamerika weiter an Bedeutung. Wir waren am 6. und 7. November vor Ort in der Handelskammer Hamburg und haben mit vielen Wirtschaftsakteuren gesprochen.
Darunter der Siemens-CEO für Südamerika Eduardo Gorchs, der Logistikunternehmer Johannes Hofmann, der Berater für den brasilianischen Markt Alessandro Colucci, der Geschäftsführer des Lateinamerika-Vereins Orlando Baquero, die Leiterin der Auslandshandelskammer Uruguay Kira Potowski und der Leiter der Auslandshandelskammer Paraguay Daniel Delatrée sowie der Leiter Marktberatung der Auslandshandelskammer Paraguay Jimmy Sanchez.
Wie blicken sie auf die Entwicklung der Region? Welche Chancen bieten sich für deutsche Unternehmen? Und was verbinden sie mit dem Lateinamerika-Tag in Hamburg? Aus den zahlreichen Stimmen ergibt sich ein facettenreiches Bild der Region und der Möglichkeiten die dieser Markt bietet.

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