Over the last few decades, China has become a major player in Latin America’s energy sector. As one of the world’s largest oil consumers, the Asian giant has provided oil-backed loans and equity investments in numerous countries with large oil reserves like Venezuela and Brazil. Yet increasingly, China has been expanding its footprint in the region’s renewable energy sector as well. Read more +
The Fernández administration’s refusal to comply with a US court order to pay holdout hedge funds has once again landed Argentina in default. Read more +
Mexico’s government this month approved supporting secondary legislation that will provide additional direction for the country’s energy reforms. Read more +
Highlights of President Xi Jinping’s July 2014 visit to Latin America include a BRICS development bank to a series of bilateral agreements. Read more +