In recent years, economic opportunities have become the main force driving relationships in the Western Hemisphere. While political cooperation has stumbled, robust trade and financial engagement have been shown to be the best foundation for stronger partnerships between the countries of the region. But Latin American nations face enormous challenges in strengthening their international competitiveness, assuring their position in global finance and trade flows, and achieving equitable growth.
The Inter-American Dialogue seeks to encourage further economic integration and cooperation by building a better understanding of the major trends affecting trade, foreign investment, and economic development in the Americas.
[The BRICS summits] have amounted to a litmus test of these countries resolved to measurably change the status quo, and are also of course a test of the extent of consensus among countries with what really are increasingly disparate interests.
[Entre 2022 y 2023] unos 1,200 vuelos contratados de forma privada para transportar pasajeros que fueron directamente en ruta a la frontera sur con Estados Unidos [aterrizaron en Managua].