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24-Mar-20 China helped spare Latin America from the worst of the 2008-09 financial crisis, but recently, its lending has been in decline. Despite measures taken by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments to contain the spread of coronavirus, the region will be forced to grapple with the effects of the virus for the foreseeable future. [image: NurPhoto/Getty Images]
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04-Jul-19 Latin America is prone to complex legislation and heightened regulation, particularly in the financial sector, and this has created a suitable setup for the blossoming of legaltechs and regtechs – companies providing solutions to help enterprises stay in compliance. [image: BNamericas]
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06-Jun-19 Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing platform, is entering Chile and Colombia as it eyes overseas expansion amid stiffer competition at home. The move follows its foray in to Brazil, Mexico, Australia and Japan over the past year or so.
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08-Jan-19 With growing emphasis on telecommunications, Chinese investment is increasingly the primary fuel behind Latin America’s tech boom. Beijing wants deals with countries that are resource-rich and have growing consumer demand, such as Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil. [image: Nelson Ching / Bloomberg]
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03-Apr-18 Latin America is an attractive market for foreign healthcare companies at first glance. However, the slump in raw material prices and demographic developments have resulted in the market growing slowly and only in select areas. [image: panthermedia.net/ThreeArt]
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