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Editor, Infrastructure & Logistics
Sofia Mendez monitors large-scale infrastructure projects and logistics networks across the continent. She reports on port developments and the modernization of regional transport corridors.
sofia.mendez@latamreport.orgIn-depth analysis of the path for Latin America to achieve leapfrog economic growth by leveraging its resource endowments and labor advantages to enhance productivity under changing global configurations, exploring the new logic of regional development for the next decade.
In-depth analysis of how Mexico is reshaping its core position in the Latin American global supply chain under the trend of nearshoring, and exploring its profound impact on regional industries, capital flows, and global trade.
In-depth analysis of the International Labour Organization (ILO) reports on multinational enterprises (MNEs), exploring how MNEs influence social justice, labor standards, and sustainable development in Latin America through their operations. Focusing on the structural impact of FDI on the Latin American economy.
In-depth analysis of how the top ten core infrastructure projects in Tanzania work together, not just as a pile of individual engineering feats, but as a strategic hub for regional logistics and manufacturing centered on railways, energy, and ports. Explore their potential impact on East African and global supply chains.
In-depth analysis for 2026: Under the backdrop of geopolitical competition and supply chain reshaping, how Latin America can transform from a simple resource export economy into a high-resilience, strategically invested regional economic hub. Discuss capital flows, key industrial opportunities, and regional landscape changes.
In-depth analysis of the contradiction between resource concentration and structural challenges in Latin America. Analyze how the global demand for critical minerals from AI and the green economy reshapes the region's growth logic, and how political stability and inequality become shackles constraining its potential.
Analyze the potential implications of large-scale infrastructure projects in Africa for regional development in Latin America. Explore the underlying logic of regional cooperation, industrial upgrading, and global supply chain restructuring to provide new perspectives on the structural transformation of the Latin American economy.
In-depth analysis of strategic opportunities and challenges for Latin America in energy security, critical minerals, agriculture, and supply chain restructuring under the backdrop of the fragmented global economy in 2026. Discuss the structural shifts in capital flows and their profound impact on the regional economy.
In-depth analysis of the contradictions between Latin America's rich resource endowments and structural challenges. Discuss the drivers of key minerals by global AI and the green economy, as well as the constraints of political instability and inequality on regional development. Analyze potential changes in capital flows and the path for Latin America to achieve optionality growth in the next decade.
From Mercado Libre and Magalu to Nubank, Latin American consumer technology companies have achieved regional-scale size, yet their computing power, storage, and connectivity remain controlled by American and Chinese technology oligopolies. This article reinterprets, from five dimensions—country, industry, trade, investment, and long-term development—the “middle layer” position of Latin America’s digital economy and its implications for the region’s growth logic.
Taking advantage of SADC Industrialization Week, this paper examines the structural opportunities facing Latin America in the fields of critical minerals, infrastructure, and agricultural processing, and proposes new pathways for regional industrialization.
IDC predicts that if the Middle East conflict ends within 3 months, global IT spending growth will slow from 10% to 9% in 2026. Energy price volatility, supply chain disruptions, and accelerated sovereign digital infrastructure will ripple into Latin America, where regional digital transformation faces cost pressures. However, oil-exporting countries may benefit, and cloud service resilience has become a new focus.
A Deloitte report shows that China's share of Latin American exports rose from 3% in 2005 to 13% in 2024, while the United States fell to 44%. Resource dividends coexist with the risk of over-reliance on a single market, and U.S. tariffs are forcing regional diversification.
From Mercado Libre to Nubank, Latin American tech companies are growing rapidly, yet they still rely on the infrastructure of tech giants in the United States and China. This article reveals how, under the global technology oligopoly landscape, the structural dependency of Latin America's digital economy has taken shape, and the profound implications this holds for future development.
The global private equity market is projected to reach $20.2 trillion by 2034, with institutional capital accelerating its flow into emerging markets. This article interprets this wave of capital from a Latin American perspective, analyzing how resources, digitalization, and infrastructure are shaping the region's new growth logic.
Brazilian financial infrastructure unicorn QI Tech has partnered with Bettr, a subsidiary of Ant International, to launch embedded credit products for e-commerce sellers and consumers. This event marks a new phase in Latin America's digital finance: the combination of open finance, real-time payments, and cross-border technology is reshaping the regional consumer credit landscape.
The Venezuela La Guaira earthquake exposed the vulnerability of the region's tourism industry amid political turmoil and economic crisis, reflecting the helplessness of Latin American countries' single economic structure dependent on natural resources in the face of disaster.
Brazil's PNM 2050 plan aims to reduce fertilizer import dependence from 87.3% to 34.9%, reshaping Latin America's agriculture and mining landscape.
The severe earthquake in Venezuela in July 2026 caused nearly 3,000 deaths, and the government's inadequate response sparked strong public dissatisfaction. This event is not only a humanitarian tragedy but also exposes deep cracks in the governance capacity of Latin American countries, sending a warning signal to the regional investment environment and long-term development prospects.
The transformer manufacturing industry in Latin America is entering a new growth cycle, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 4-6% from 2026 to 2035. Grid modernization, renewable energy expansion, and replacement of aging equipment are the core drivers. Brazil and Mexico, as manufacturing hubs, face challenges such as import dependence, material cost volatility, and regulatory fragmentation. Digital monitoring, localized assembly, and long-term agreements are reshaping the competitive landscape. This article analyzes the impact of regional market changes on investors, industry, and trade patterns.