Latin America

Market Diversification Objective: The EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement

Published by Marzia Moccia. Dec. 11, 2025 .

Free trade agreements Europe Latin America Market Accessibility

After more than twenty years of negotiations, suspensions, reopenings, and periods of intense political tension, on December 6, 2024, the European Union and Mercosur reached a historic agreement aimed... [ Read all ]

Mexico: global opportunities, local inequalities

Published by Veronica Campostrini. May 21, 2025 .

Macroeconomic analysis Internationalisation Latin America Foreign markets Foreign market analysis

Mexico is currently one of the main areas of interest for global investors. Its strategic geographic location, openness to trade, and solid industrial base make it a crucial hub in North American va... [ Read all ]

Costa Rica: the export Boom of Health Products

Published by Marzia Moccia. Feb. 16, 2022 .

Emerging markets Latin America Foreign markets Foreign market analysis

The country has become an attractor of foreign capital to the sector, making it its top export item [ Read all ]

Argentine Peso: Official and Black Market Comparison

Published by Gloria Zambelli. Nov. 12, 2021 .

Exchange rate Dollar Latin America Exchange rate risk Argentine peso Exchange rates

It is well known that there are "free" markets where securities and currencies are traded in parallel with official markets. More properly, we can speak of a third market if the unregulated exchang... [ Read all ]

AUKUS Effect: New Paths for International Trade?

Published by Gloria Zambelli. Sept. 29, 2021 .

NAFTA Asia Latin America United States of America Global economic trends

La firma dell’AUKUS e la richiesta della Cina di entrare nel CPTPP pongono le basi di uno spostamento del commercio internazionale verso l’area dell’Indo-Pacifico [ Read all ]

El Salvador adopts Bitcoin

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Sept. 10, 2021 .

Exchange rate Emerging markets Latin America Exchange rate risk Central banks IMF Exchange rates

The Central American country becomes pioneer in cryptocurrency world [ Read all ]

The Long Appreciation of the Brazilian Real continues

Published by Gloria Zambelli. June 25, 2021 .

Exchange rate Latin America Brazilian real Economic policy Exchange rates

Gli osservatori internazionali sembrano apprezzare la svolta falco della banca centrale brasiliana sostenendo l'apprezzamento della valuta [ Read all ]

Chilean Peso: Copper Price and Vaccine Effect

Published by Alba Di Rosa. March 12, 2021 .

Covid-19 Exchange rate Emerging markets Latin America Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Exchange rates

Efficiency of Chile's anti-Covid19 vaccination campaign finds approval of the markets [ Read all ]

Focus on EM Currencies: Fiscal Uncertainty Weighs on the Real

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Oct. 16, 2020 .

Covid-19 Exchange rate Emerging markets Latin America Brazilian real Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Economic policy Central banks Exchange rates

The Brazilian currency reflects markets' worries over the state of health of public finances, with regard to a new social welfare program [ Read all ]

The March of the Epidemic in Brazil: What Prospects for the Real?

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 29, 2020 .

Exchange rate Emerging markets Latin America Brazilian real Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Central banks Exchange rates

Political tensions and health risk keep the real under pressure, in spite of some signs of the beginning of a turnaround. [ Read all ]