Briefings & Intelligence
Deforestation could torpedo the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson analyses the potential implications of the European Union's reluctance to ratify its free trade agreement with Mercosur, following twenty years of negotiation, due to significant concerns over deforestation.
- Andrew Thompson
Briefings & Intelligence
09-2020 Latin American Economy & Business
Salvation by Selic?
- LatinNews
Briefings & Intelligence
17-09-2020 Latin American Weekly Report
Peru’s congress precipitates fresh political crisis
- LatinNews
Briefings & Intelligence
A view from the Banking, Finance and Fintech Sectors
On 16 September, Canning House hosted a trade policy roundtable on the Latin American Banking, Finance & Fintech Sectors in collaboration with DIT and the City of London Corporation. The event was attended by business leaders representing UK financial services companies with an active interest in Latin America.
- Canning House
Briefings & Intelligence
Panama’s health city horror story
Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson examines the ongoing legal disputes over Panama's unfinished "Health City" between Panama's public health agency and the Spanish civil engineering firm contracted to build the mega-hospital, with public sector corruption casting a long shadow over proceedings.
- Andrew Thompson
Briefings & Intelligence
10-09-2020 Latin American Weekly Report
Bukele faces damaging allegations of gang links in El Salvador
- LatinNews