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Success on deforestation and agricultural reforms contrasts with country’s huge expansion in hydrocarbons
First Quantum Minerals’ contract to operate facility struck down amid protests
Just an hour’s boat ride away sits a haven from economic instability — with increasingly attractive tax breaks for foreigners, as well as good security and public services
Optimism infects business leaders in Monterrey as manufacturers shift operations close to the US
Libertarian president-elect signals approach in keeping with ‘market situation’
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The new Argentine president’s ‘anarcho-capitalism’ undermines the idea of a unified “Global South”
President-elect faces huge economic challenges without congressional majority
Insurgent libertarian has big plans but must work around his lack of congressional majority to deliver radical policies
Country’s precarious fiscal situation needs more than noisy rhetoric to keep creditors at bay
Former television commentator vows ‘drastic’ changes to crisis-hit economy as voters swing to the right
Lack of congressional majority and dire economic problems pose huge challenge for insurgent president-elect
Run-off between embattled economy minister and radical libertarian set to produce ‘outlier’ result
South American nation set to join world’s top crude producers by end of decade
Despite earlier payouts Braskem still faces legal action over geological disaster that forced tens of thousands to evacuate
Executives lack faith in either Peronist economy minister or hard-right libertarian
A venture jointly owned by the miner and Vale faces alleged liabilities in the tens of billions of dollars
Move will affect an important route for global trade
Politically astute Sergio Massa claims to offer safe pair of hands
President Xi Jinping agrees to deepen ties during counterpart Gustavo Petro’s visit to Beijing
Peronist presidential candidate offers unity government to woo centre and marginalise libertarian rival Milei
Country’s two main political forces may be permanently changed by challenge of radical outsider Javier Milei
As political turmoil and deadly protests ease, the government has vowed to focus on investment. FT journalists explore construction of a Chinese-backed megaport; mining; booming agribusiness; luxury tourism; and Peru’s world-beating cuisine
Project offers a new model for infrastructure but raises concerns over Chinese influence
Easing of sanctions hands windfall to hedge funds that bought Caracas’s debt at knockdown prices
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