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China Latin America Politics

Chinese-Latin American Relations – Only Upside?

This past decade has seen a rising power to challenge US global hegemony. While Chinese investments in Latin America have certainly increased drastically during this…

iGlobenewsMay 18, 2022

Economics/Finance Latin America

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment and Its Wider Implications

By introducing Bitcoin as its national currency in the fall of 2021, El Salvador has set a global precedent. Six months into this revolutionary experiment,…

iGlobenewsApril 27, 2022

Environment Latin America

Chile’s Balancing Act Between Capitalism and Conservation

Chile has turned a new leaf. Instead of focusing on economic expansion at all costs, the government is advocating sustainable economic growth. Today environmental protection…

iGlobenewsMarch 8, 2022

Latin America Politics

Chile’s Political Turning Point: Gabriel Boric Elected President

Gabriel Boric won the highly contested Chilean presidential election on 19 December 2021. Boric, leader of the left-wing Chilean party, has promised to turn a…

iGlobenewsJanuary 11, 2022

Latin America Politics

Haitian Civil Society To International Community: Let Haiti Independently Rebuild Its Government

In recent months Haiti has faced the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, a devastating earthquake, and Tropical Storm Grace. Haitian civil society argues that Haiti…

iGlobenewsSeptember 8, 2021

Health Latin America

Pan Y Paz: The Socio-Economic Implications Of COVID-19 In Latin America And The Caribbean

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inherent inequality and poverty prevalent in most countries throughout the world. This rings especially true in Latin America and…

iGlobenewsAugust 25, 2021

Latin America Politics

Rioting For Reform In Colombia

At the end of April 2021, a series of protests began in Colombia after the government proposed a new tax reform. Following the public outcry…

iGlobenewsJune 7, 2021

Economics/Finance EU/Europe Latin America

The EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: An Almost “Win-Win” Deal

The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is an historic opportunity which would solidify economic relations between these two blocs. Vocal interest groups such as European farmers,…

iGlobenewsJune 2, 2021

Latin America Politics

A Sleeping Giant Wakes: The Implications Of Lula’s Sentence Annulment For Brazil’s 2022 General Elections

Since the annulment of former Brazilian President Lula's corruption conviction, polls indicate that a united-left front with Lula as candidate could defeat conservative President Bolsonaro…

iGlobenewsApril 26, 2021

Economics/Finance Latin America

Two Currencies Aren’t Better Than One: Cuba’s Long-awaited Currency Unification

Towards the end of 2020, the Cuban government launched a currency unification policy amidst the island’s worst economic crisis since the early 1990s. Coupled with…

iGlobenewsMarch 22, 2021

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