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    Michael Stott

    Latin America editor

    Michael Stott is the Latin America editor of the Financial Times based in London. He was previously in Tokyo as managing editor of the Nikkei Asian Review, a sister publication covering Asian business and politics. Prior to that he was the FT's UK news editor.

    Michael reported from Latin America between 1990-1998, living in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Formerly Moscow bureau chief and Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Reuters, he joined the FT in 2014.

    Michael graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Modern Languages and speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Russian.

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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK foreign policy
      UK seeks to revive post-Brexit trade links with Latin America

      Foreign secretary says there is ‘much more to do’ but Britain faces tough struggle with China in the region

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      News in-depthChinese trade
      US reluctance on trade deals sends Latin America towards China

      Beijing’s offer of commerce and investment wins more friends than the good intentions of Washington and the EU

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Inside BusinessTech start-ups
      Latin America’s tech industry is thriving on adversity

      Entrepreneurs used to unpredictable politics and unconventional economics show they can cope with funding downturns

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s Speaker vows to stop Lula going ‘backward’ on reform

      Powerful leader of Brazil’s lower house tells FT he will defend market-friendly laws

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Argentine economy
      Argentina plans emergency economic measures to avoid big devaluation

      Central bank to raise interest rates to 97% and step up currency intervention

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Global InsightLatin America
      Latin America is beating the world at wasting opportunities

      Region’s presidents should be making the most of a rare chance to prosper

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Chile
      Chile’s rightwingers to lead constitution revamp

      Voters punish leftist Gabriel Boric’s government over rising crime and slowing economy

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      OutlookPanama
      US-China rivalry could trample Panama underfoot

      Beijing’s increased investment in the strategic nation has raised America’s hackles

    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      Paraguay
      Paraguay’s ruling party wins convincing election victory

      Success for ally of ex-president sanctioned by US means Latin American nation likely to keep close ties with Taiwan

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      InterviewParaguay
      Taiwan must ‘compensate Paraguay’ to keep it from China’s embrace

      Presidential frontrunner urges Taipei’s last South American ally to make up for lost trading revenue

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Chile
      Chile’s president moves to bring lithium under state control

      Leftwing leader Gabriel Boric also promises to impose stricter environmental rules

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Mexican politics
      Mexico’s leader criticises move to block military control of National Guard

      Supreme court ruling halts López Obrador’s expansion of armed forces’ role

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      InterviewEcuador
      Ecuador’s president vows to dissolve congress if it tries to impeach him

      Conservative leader Guillermo Lasso insists he will not allow opposition-dominated legislature to sack him

    • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
      InterviewPanama
      Panama expects to escape watchdog’s money laundering ‘grey list’ this year

      Central American nation has been under international intense pressure to clean up financial system

    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      Latin America
      In power but not in agreement: Latin America’s quarrelling left

      The leaders of the region’s biggest economies cannot agree on questions of gender, climate and democracy

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Argentina
      Argentina faces €1.3bn bill after losing case over GDP-linked debt

      Ruling comes days after Buenos Aires lost New York court case over oil company expropriation

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Iberdrola SA
      Mexico hails ‘new nationalisation’ as Iberdrola sells $6bn of power assets

      Spanish group was a target for leftist president López Obrador

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Ecuador
      Ecuador’s president faces impeachment trial over corruption charge

      Court allows hostile congress to proceed with case against unpopular conservative leader Guillermo Lasso

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil braced for Jair Bolsonaro’s return to energise the far right

      Ex-leader faces several investigations including embezzlement probe over jewellery

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      News in-depthGlobal migration
      Panama warns of surge in US-bound migration through deadly jungle

      People fleeing poverty and repression are often unaware of dangers of terrain infested by bandits and snakes

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Venezuela
      Venezuela oil minister resigns as Maduro cracks down on corruption

      Tareck El Aissami played key role in helping South American nation evade US sanctions

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Global InsightArgentina
      Hyperinflation Argentina is ready to bloom

      The South American nation is in the grip of another crisis but there are tantalising opportunities on the horizon

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Bolivia
      Bolivians queue for dollars as crisis of confidence spreads

      Plummeting reserves lead to rating downgrade and fears over devaluation and debt default

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthVina Concha y Toro SA
      Chile winemaker Concha y Toro heads further upmarket

      Company behind Casillero del Diablo redoubles its premium push despite slow US sales

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      How Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro outfoxed the west

      The repressive leader has weathered an economic crisis, sanctions and an uprising. What should the US do with him now?

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