![China reopens its embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, in December 2021.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chinese-Embassy-Managua-300x200.jpg)
Nicaragua’s Flip From Taiwan to China Has Yet to Pay Off
Engaging with Beijing was supposed to anchor the nation’s economy, but the decision has not lived up to expectations.
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La Verdad Sobre el Sector Privado en Cuba
Contrario a ciertas especulaciones, en la isla existe un gran número de empresarios que operan fuera del ámbito del Estado, argumentan los autores.
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Latin America’s Renewed Fiscal Challenges
Many countries are running excessive budget deficits amid slow revenue growth and higher borrowing costs.
![Private dressmakers working in Old Havana, Cuba in May.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2155469994-300x194.jpg)
The Truth About Cuba’s Private Sector
Contrary to some speculation, the island continues to see a large number of entrepreneurs operating outside the umbrella of the state, the authors write.
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Understanding the Storm in Brazilian Markets
Worries over Brazil’s fiscal deficit and monetary policy have battered the country’s currency in 2024.
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AQ Podcast | Brazil: A Tough Moment for Lula 3
Brazil’s Lula is dealing with a selloff in financial markets and an increasingly hostile Congress. How has Brazilian politics changed since his first term in office two decades ago?
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AQ Podcast | Our Mid-Year Update on Latin America’s Economies
A big-picture overview of Latin America’s economies, including the question of how much nearshoring is really happening.
![Workers construct a new port in Chancay, Peru in March. Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2089866627-300x200.jpg)
Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?
Politics has been a drag on this former regional growth star, and hasn’t improved. But global economic conditions have, writes a former finance minister.
![Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader speaks to supporters after the first results of the general elections. After cruising to reelection, Abinader now has choices to make.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2153270532-300x200.jpg)
He Cruised to Reelection. Now Luis Abinader Has Choices to Make
The Dominican Republic’s president will weigh options for broader reforms and try to maintain momentum during his second term in office.
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Colombia’s Uncertainty Is Sinking Investment and More
Economic and political instability could spell trouble for growth. However, the government has a new chance to put the country back on track.
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Why Was Argentina’s 2001 Default So Contentious?
A new book retraces the 15 years of grueling litigation that followed but doesn’t emphasize the contractual changes it provoked.
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Petro’s Healthcare Move Reveals His New Governing Strategy
The Colombian president’s intervention into major private health insurers reflects growing frustration over obstacles to his reform agenda.
![Brine pools at a Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) lithium mine on Chile's Atacama salt flat in March 2024. Can Chile meet the moment on Lithium? The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ChileLithium.jpg)
Can Chile Meet the Moment on Lithium?
The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.
![Argentina’s Biggest Challenge: It’s not inflation, or a dead politician.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AQ0224_LV-300x183.jpg)
Argentina’s Biggest Challenge
It’s not inflation, or a dead politician.
![Argentine President Javier Milei speaks to lawmakers during the opening session of Congress on March 1.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JavierMileiMarch-300x200.jpg)
Milei’s Narrow Path to Success
After several months in office, Argentina’s president faces mounting political and economic challenges, though his reform agenda is still alive.