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Renewable energy surge puts Latin America on track for climate leadership

bnl editorial staff July 10, 2025

Latin America stands at a critical juncture in its energy evolution, with its largest economies showing both remarkable progress in renewable adoption and persistent challenges in weaning themselves off fossil fuels.

Taiwan ambassador reaffirms Guatemala partnership amid China's regional expansion

bnl editorial staff July 4, 2025

Taiwan's Ambassador to Guatemala has reaffirmed the nations' "transparent, sustainable, and mutually beneficial" relationship in an interview with bne IntelliNews following Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo's visit to Taiwan on June 5.

Exiled opposition leader Felix Maradiaga speaks out on Nicaragua's authoritarian turn

Frankie Mills June 19, 2025

Nicaraguan dissident Félix Maradiaga speaks from exile about Ortega's escalating repression. As the country cuts UN ties and deepens Russia-China partnerships, he calls for international pressure to counter the regime's transnational persecution.

Spanish-led right-wing alliance plots Latin American electoral sweep

bnl editorial staff June 17, 2025

A coalition of conservative and far-right parties from Spain and Latin America has declared its intention to secure victory in seven general elections across the region scheduled for this year and 2026.

Latin America splits over Iran-Israel conflict

bnl editorial staff June 16, 2025

The escalating Iran-Israel conflict has exposed deep fractures across Latin America, with governments from Buenos Aires to Caracas staking out opposing positions that lay bare deep-rooted political divisions.

Former Nicaraguan president Violeta Chamorro dies in Costa Rica at 95

bne IntelliNews June 16, 2025

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president who ended a brutal civil war and oversaw the country's transition to democracy in the 1990s, died peacefully in Costa Rica's capital on June 14 at the age of 95.

Latin America faces investment drought as fiscal space shrinks, ECLAC says

bne IntelliNews May 28, 2025

ECLAC report highlights the region's struggle with low public investment amid mounting debt pressures.

COMMENT: China and Latin America forge ‘shared future’ as US wields coercive diplomacy

Ricardo Martins in Utrecht May 20, 2025

China hosted Latin American leaders at the China-CELAC Forum, pledging $9.2bn and deeper ties. As US influence fades, Beijing’s “shared future” vision gains ground, fueling a shift in global alliances and challenging Washington’s dominance.

Latin American EV market accelerates threefold in 2024

bne IntelliNews May 19, 2025

The number of light electric vehicles in Latin America and the Caribbean saw a dramatic surge last year, tripling in size from 154,966 registered units at the end of 2023 to 444,071 vehicles by December 2024, according to data from Olade.

Trump administration proposes 5% tax on migrant remittances amid Latin American outcry

Alek Buttermann May 16, 2025

The Trump administration has introduced a controversial legislative proposal to impose a 5% tax on remittances sent abroad by non-citizens living in the United States.

China woos Latin America with $9bn credit line amid Trump trade tensions

bne IntelliNews May 13, 2025

China has offered Latin American and Caribbean countries a CNY66bn ($9.2bn) credit line as part of a comprehensive economic and political cooperation package presented during the CELAC-China summit in Beijing.

ECLAC cuts Latin America growth forecast amid global uncertainties

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

The UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has downgraded its 2025 growth forecast to 2%, adding to a chorus of international institutions painting a bleak outlook for the region.

LatAm set to be world's slowest-growing region as World Bank slashes forecasts

bne IntelliNews April 24, 2025

Economic expansion for region projected to be slowest globally as external pressures mount

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