Center for Latin America Convergence
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CCLATAM, pioneering think tank dedicated to advancing the realms of policy discussions and transformative change across the diverse landscape of Latin America. https://www.cc-latam.org
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#EU-#Mercosur Agreement: a historic step in international trade, but significant challenges remain. Explore the opportunities and obstacles of this deal in my latest article (in #Italian) on the Watcher Post #EUMercosur #InternationalTrade
www.thewatcherpost.it/economia/acc...
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UE-Mercosur: intesa storica con grandi ostacoli da superare
Dopo 25 anni di negoziati, l’Ue e il Mercosur hanno raggiunto un accordo che potrebbe diventare la più grande zona di libero scambio della storia. Ma affronta una significativa resistenza, soprattutto...
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December 28, 2024 at 3:20 PM
#EU-#Mercosur Agreement: a historic step in international trade, but significant challenges remain. Explore the opportunities and obstacles of this deal in my latest article (in #Italian) on the Watcher Post #EUMercosur #InternationalTrade
www.thewatcherpost.it/economia/acc...
www.thewatcherpost.it/economia/acc...
Through the #DFC, the #USA plans up to $550M in financing for a nickel mine in northeastern #Brazil, operated by London-based Brazil Nickel. This would be 40% of the project’s total cost & final agreement is expected in early 2025. fantastic news for the region’s economic growth!
December 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM
@ecopetroloficial.bsky.social & @petrobras.com.br have found #Colombia’s largest-ever natural gas deposit (6+ TCF) off the #Caribbean coast, doubling the nation’s reserves $4B investment will be needed to develop this and production by 2027 (pending licenses) A game-changer for energy security
December 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
@ecopetroloficial.bsky.social & @petrobras.com.br have found #Colombia’s largest-ever natural gas deposit (6+ TCF) off the #Caribbean coast, doubling the nation’s reserves $4B investment will be needed to develop this and production by 2027 (pending licenses) A game-changer for energy security
#Mexico’s #security minister García Harfuch announced the largest-ever fentanyl seizure in the country (1,500kg seized in #Sinaloa). First effects of the call between #Trump and #Scheinbaum? #FentanylCrisis
December 5, 2024 at 6:27 PM
#Mexico’s #security minister García Harfuch announced the largest-ever fentanyl seizure in the country (1,500kg seized in #Sinaloa). First effects of the call between #Trump and #Scheinbaum? #FentanylCrisis
#Sheinbaum of #Mexico announced a 12% minimum wage increase for 2025 bringing the general daily wage to M$278.80 (US$13.75) & the border zone wage to M$419.88. This agreement with unions & businesses benefits 8.5M workers & supports the goal of covering 2.5 basic food baskets by 2030,
December 5, 2024 at 6:10 PM
#Sheinbaum of #Mexico announced a 12% minimum wage increase for 2025 bringing the general daily wage to M$278.80 (US$13.75) & the border zone wage to M$419.88. This agreement with unions & businesses benefits 8.5M workers & supports the goal of covering 2.5 basic food baskets by 2030,
New Study: Securing the Backbone: Enhancing #Cyber Resilience in #LatinAmerica SMEs to Safeguard #Critical #Infrastructure & #US Supply Chains. Authored by Delgado & Martinez, presented by CCLATAM in collaboration with DukeCyberPolicy; www.cc-latam.org/duke-cyber-p...
Duke_Cyber_Prog_CCLATAM-Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Latin American SMEs to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure and U.S. Supply Chains Isabella Delgado Ana Martinez | CC Latam
Securing the Backbone: Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Latin American SMEs to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure and U.S. Supply Chains” dives deep into the intersection of cybersecurity, economic opport...
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December 4, 2024 at 1:31 PM
New Study: Securing the Backbone: Enhancing #Cyber Resilience in #LatinAmerica SMEs to Safeguard #Critical #Infrastructure & #US Supply Chains. Authored by Delgado & Martinez, presented by CCLATAM in collaboration with DukeCyberPolicy; www.cc-latam.org/duke-cyber-p...
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Costa Rica has now been invited to begin the accession process to join CPTPP, the successor to TPP, moving ahead without the United States. It’s a significant development for Latin America, charting a path for deeper engagement with Asia. I am pleased to be the intellectual author of the initiative.
November 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Costa Rica has now been invited to begin the accession process to join CPTPP, the successor to TPP, moving ahead without the United States. It’s a significant development for Latin America, charting a path for deeper engagement with Asia. I am pleased to be the intellectual author of the initiative.
The #Exim Bank of the US signed agreements to provide up to $800M in financing for #cybersecurity, #renewable #energy, and #sustainability projects in #Barbados ($500M) and St. Kitts & Nevis ($300M). Mia #Mottley calls it “transformative.”
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The #Exim Bank of the US signed agreements to provide up to $800M in financing for #cybersecurity, #renewable #energy, and #sustainability projects in #Barbados ($500M) and St. Kitts & Nevis ($300M). Mia #Mottley calls it “transformative.”
Dive into the latest (22nd) edition of #ElCC! Explore the evolving dynamics of US #LatinAmerica relations under #Trump administration, featuring insights from @natsecguy.bsky.social on #APEC & #G20 summits. Stay informed on the region’s key developments. www.cc-latam.org/_files/ugd/6...
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November 25, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Dive into the latest (22nd) edition of #ElCC! Explore the evolving dynamics of US #LatinAmerica relations under #Trump administration, featuring insights from @natsecguy.bsky.social on #APEC & #G20 summits. Stay informed on the region’s key developments. www.cc-latam.org/_files/ugd/6...
Very nice and useful chart made by @axios.com on the new #Trump cabinet.
November 25, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Very nice and useful chart made by @axios.com on the new #Trump cabinet.
Yamandu #Orsi leads Alvaro #Delgado
47.1%-46.6% (Factum) 48.0%-46.2% (Equipos), 47.0%-46.4% (Cifra), and 49.7%-45.5% (Opción). Yet, Delgado’s debate performance & shrinking undecideds (down to 6.6%) could tip the scales. #Uruguay braces for one of its tightest elections.
47.1%-46.6% (Factum) 48.0%-46.2% (Equipos), 47.0%-46.4% (Cifra), and 49.7%-45.5% (Opción). Yet, Delgado’s debate performance & shrinking undecideds (down to 6.6%) could tip the scales. #Uruguay braces for one of its tightest elections.
November 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
#Uruguay presidential run-off on 24 Nov. is a nail-biter. Final polls show
Yamandu #Orsi narrowly ahead of Alvaro #Delgado. All four main pollsters have Orsi leading, but margins are within the error range. Victory could swing either way. #Uruguay2024 #EleccionesUruguay
Yamandu #Orsi narrowly ahead of Alvaro #Delgado. All four main pollsters have Orsi leading, but margins are within the error range. Victory could swing either way. #Uruguay2024 #EleccionesUruguay
November 24, 2024 at 12:22 AM
#Uruguay presidential run-off on 24 Nov. is a nail-biter. Final polls show
Yamandu #Orsi narrowly ahead of Alvaro #Delgado. All four main pollsters have Orsi leading, but margins are within the error range. Victory could swing either way. #Uruguay2024 #EleccionesUruguay
Yamandu #Orsi narrowly ahead of Alvaro #Delgado. All four main pollsters have Orsi leading, but margins are within the error range. Victory could swing either way. #Uruguay2024 #EleccionesUruguay
DukeCyberPolicy & @cclatam.bsky.social launched a new report on Increasing #Cybersecurity Capacity Through #Connectivity & #Digital #Education. #LatinAmerica must integrate security with connectivity & foster regional collaboration. More here: www.cc-latam.org/dukesvox @davidehoffman.bsky.social
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November 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM
DukeCyberPolicy & @cclatam.bsky.social launched a new report on Increasing #Cybersecurity Capacity Through #Connectivity & #Digital #Education. #LatinAmerica must integrate security with connectivity & foster regional collaboration. More here: www.cc-latam.org/dukesvox @davidehoffman.bsky.social
#Brazil's Federal Police have linked Jair #Bolsonaro to the January 8, 2023, coup attempt, recommending criminal charges for his alleged role in efforts to undermine #Lula 's presidency. What are your thoughts on this development? 🇧🇷
November 22, 2024 at 3:37 PM
#Brazil's Federal Police have linked Jair #Bolsonaro to the January 8, 2023, coup attempt, recommending criminal charges for his alleged role in efforts to undermine #Lula 's presidency. What are your thoughts on this development? 🇧🇷
Great article of our Board member Michael Stott on the @financialtimes.com focusing on how #China is outpacing the #US in #LatinAmerica, investing billions in critical infrastructure like Peru’s $3.5B megaport or increasing trade to $450B. A Must Read www.ft.com/content/b9cf...
Joe Biden loses to Xi Jinping in battle for Latin America
US leader’s farewell trip to Brazil and Peru epitomises Washington’s waning influence
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November 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Great article of our Board member Michael Stott on the @financialtimes.com focusing on how #China is outpacing the #US in #LatinAmerica, investing billions in critical infrastructure like Peru’s $3.5B megaport or increasing trade to $450B. A Must Read www.ft.com/content/b9cf...
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It’s the revolving door strategy, again…grab protesters, hold them, release some when politically convenient, grab others, use as human bargaining chips. Cynical and desperate. The #Venezuela regime is now just a decrepit, broken down dictatorship playing with and abusing peoples lives…it’s gross.
#Venezuela releases up to 225 political prisoners, but over 1,700 remain detained. Scrutiny grows after two detainee deaths. #Maduro denies negotiations with the opposition, while Edmundo #González calls it a “new direction. What do you think @natsecguy.bsky.social?
November 19, 2024 at 5:28 PM
It’s the revolving door strategy, again…grab protesters, hold them, release some when politically convenient, grab others, use as human bargaining chips. Cynical and desperate. The #Venezuela regime is now just a decrepit, broken down dictatorship playing with and abusing peoples lives…it’s gross.
#Venezuela releases up to 225 political prisoners, but over 1,700 remain detained. Scrutiny grows after two detainee deaths. #Maduro denies negotiations with the opposition, while Edmundo #González calls it a “new direction. What do you think @natsecguy.bsky.social?
November 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
#Venezuela releases up to 225 political prisoners, but over 1,700 remain detained. Scrutiny grows after two detainee deaths. #Maduro denies negotiations with the opposition, while Edmundo #González calls it a “new direction. What do you think @natsecguy.bsky.social?
#Fitch upgrades #Argentina’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’ (from ‘CC’) and Local-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’ (from ‘CCC-’). Improved confidence in bond payment capacity drives the decision, but risks persist with uncertain monetary and FX policies. #Argentina #Economy
November 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM
#Fitch upgrades #Argentina’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’ (from ‘CC’) and Local-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’ (from ‘CCC-’). Improved confidence in bond payment capacity drives the decision, but risks persist with uncertain monetary and FX policies. #Argentina #Economy
We’re thrilled to feature Francisco #Santos, former VP of #Colombia. discussing the crucial challenges facing #LatinAmerican democracies and the role of U.S. foreign policy. Read here: www.cc-latam.org/francisco-sa...
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Francisco Santos Calderon Journalist and Former Vice-President of Colombia witers about elected President Donald Trump and Latin America policies in. trade and nearshoring
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November 18, 2024 at 12:08 AM
We’re thrilled to feature Francisco #Santos, former VP of #Colombia. discussing the crucial challenges facing #LatinAmerican democracies and the role of U.S. foreign policy. Read here: www.cc-latam.org/francisco-sa...
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Fintech #mobile money helped low- and middle-income citizens in emerging economies access formal banking when institutional and technological conditions align
An untapped development asset...
Paper with E.Aracil and J.Jung
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An untapped development asset...
Paper with E.Aracil and J.Jung
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Leveraging Fintech mobile money to expand banks’ financial services in developing countries
Mobile money consists of payments through mobile devices using Fintech platforms. Despite the accelerated mobile money adoption in developing countrie…
sciencedirect.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Fintech #mobile money helped low- and middle-income citizens in emerging economies access formal banking when institutional and technological conditions align
An untapped development asset...
Paper with E.Aracil and J.Jung
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An untapped development asset...
Paper with E.Aracil and J.Jung
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Biden in the Brazilian Amazon today to highlight environmental matters also uses today to announce long range missile authorization for #Ukraine, thus stepping on his own story about his last international trip as president and first to South America. What ever happened to message discipline?
November 17, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Biden in the Brazilian Amazon today to highlight environmental matters also uses today to announce long range missile authorization for #Ukraine, thus stepping on his own story about his last international trip as president and first to South America. What ever happened to message discipline?
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November 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve joined #BlueSky! At #CCLATAM we are committed to innovation, collaboration, and driving meaningful conversations on #LatinAmerica!