Canning Insights

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson examines the positive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the e-commerce platform MercadoLibre, and considers what they imply for Latin America's business environment going forward.

The second of Canning House's Forgotten Histories explores the significance of British business interests to the urban and industrial development of Paraná state, Brazil, and its place in the wider narrative of UK-Brazil relations. Written and submitted by Adam Patterson, Honorary British Consul in Paraná, Brazil.

Peru’s congress triggers political crisis in showdown with Vizcarra

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson assesses the potential impact of Iván Duque's response to Covid-19 on his 2022 re-election prospects, as the President passes the halfway point of his first term in Colombia.

Mexico makes progress amid rare respite from polarisation

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers how state-led changes to the privatised pension systems of Chile and Mexico indicate a shift in approach as two of Latin America's biggest economies fashion their post-pandemic "economic models."