Econ Americas

In 2020, Mexico surpassed Brazil as the largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America. For Rafael Ramírez de Alba,  an economics professor and experienced financial consultant, there are  plenty of investment opportunities in the auto industry, agriculture,  construction, and tech.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/08/why-mexico-fdi-leads-latin-america/

Bolivia has vast untapped resources in oil, gas, and mining. However, for economist and wealth manager Mauricio Ríos García, investment has dried up after years of institutional degradation.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/07/what-investors-bolivia-want-to-see/

Governments across the world are reversing a decades-long trend of low corporate taxation. Martín Litwak, an expert in wealth and fund structuring, explains what this means for Latin American tax havens and tax hells.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/06/latin-american-tax-havens-tax-hells/

Panama City’s impressive skyline has a little-known origin: spillover benefits from the country’s vibrant free trade zones. Surse Pierpoint, a Panamanian entrepreneur and the former manager of Colón’s Free Port, walks us through the transformative potential of trade in Central America and its opportunities for investors.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/05/how-panamas-free-trade-zones-built/

In most developed countries, cryptoassets are mainly speculation assets. In Latin America, on the other hand, they function as money and cross-border payment vehicles. Cristóbal Pereira, a Chilean entrepreneur and financial educator, explains the crypto industry’s potential for the millions of unbanked and underbanked.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/04/cryptoassets-in-latin-america-thirst/

Colombia is a success story in Latin America: a country that has left rampant violence behind and now attracts high levels of foreign investment. Jorge Castro, a Colombian businessman and financial consultant, describes opportunities in real estate and other promising industries such as fintech and cannabis.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/03/cannabis-real-estate-investments-in-colombia/

Real negative interest rates in much of the developed world are pushing investors to look for yields in emerging markets. What does Latin America have to offer? Fergus Hodgson, the director of Econ Americas, joins us for our inaugural podcast episode.

Show notes: https://econamericas.com/2021/02/why-invest-in-latin-america-in-2021/