Chile’s Move To Control Lithium Alarms Industry
May 4th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Chile’s move to control lithium is alarming industry players, allowing Australia, Argentina and African countries to benefit as Santiago moves ‘urgently’ to take stake in key projects: Chile has moved to take state control of key lithium projects in an attempt to develop its vast resources […]
Read more »South America Looks At Creating “Lithium OPEC”
April 25th, 2023
Via Mining.com, a look at ongoing discussions over the creation of a lithium OPEC: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil are analyzing the creation of a lithium cartel of sorts in charge of expanding South America’s processing capacity, turning more of their mined lithium into batteries and tapping into the electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturing sector: The […]
Read more »“It’s Electric!”: China’s Power Play in Latin America
April 10th, 2023
Via Wilson Center, a report on China’s focus on energy generation and transmission projects in Latin America: For a decade, China’s major electricity companies have been laser focused on energy generation and transmission in Latin America and the Caribbean, a trend accelerated by the departure of Western competitors, including Brazil-based Odebrecht and U.S. and European […]
Read more »Brazil and Argentina Eye Common Currency Similar To Euro
January 24th, 2023
Courtesy of Fortune, an article on Brazil and Argentina’s exploration of a common currency similar to the euro, with other Latin American nations invited to join: Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions, reviving an often-discussed plan that would face numerous political […]
Read more »Latin America Is Now China’s ‘Backyard’
January 24th, 2023
Via Newsweek, commentary on China’s growing engagement with Latin America: The People’s Republic of China is moving into Latin America in force. Excluding Mexico, China is the region’s largest trade partner. In 1981, Cuba was the only Latin American country trading more with China than the U.S. China’s two-way trade with the region was $12 […]
Read more »“Brazil Needs China’s Experience To Re-Industrialize”
January 3rd, 2023
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on how the Lula administration will approach China and the BRI: On the first day of 2023, the 77-year old Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time as Brazil’s president at an emotional and a bit unconventional inauguration ceremony, as former President Jair Bolsonaro intentionally skipped […]
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