CConflicts Read More Philippines stakes claim as Latin America’s Asean gateway2026-08-24 The Philippines is positioning itself as Latin America’s bridge to Southeast Asia, testing whether shared history and culture…
CConflicts Read More LG Electronics Opens Refrigerator Plant in Brazil with 600,000-Unit Annual Capacity, Accelerating Latin America Push — BigGo Finance2026-08-16 LG Electronics (066570) is accelerating its push into the “Global South” with the launch of its second home…
MMarkets Read More European imperialists seek access to markets, cheap labour and critical raw materials amid deepening great-power rivalries—Part 22026-07-09 This is the second and concluding part of the series. The first part was published on July 8,…
BBusiness Read More European imperialists seek access to markets, cheap labour and critical raw materials amid deepening great-power rivalries–Part 12026-07-08 This is the first of a two part series Europe’s imperialist powers have for the past several years…
JJapan Read More Mercosur launches trade talks with Japan after landmark EU deal2026-06-30 The South American trade bloc Mercosur is launching negotiations on an economic partnership with Japan, following its recent…
BBusiness Read More Opinion | Many countries are ‘quiet quitting’ the US and China on trade2026-06-18 As US President Donald Trump rebuilds the tariff wall the country’s Supreme Court knocked down, the headlines fixate…
EEconomy Read More Oddone hails EU-Mercosur accord’s ‘civilisational approach’ beyond commercial and economic interests – Spotlight2026-06-03 Français Picard is pleased to welcome Gabriel Oddone, economist, professor and Uruguay’s Economy and Finance Minister. He offers…
BBelgium Read More The era when Europe viewed China as a partner is over, Brussels insider warns2026-05-29 The European Union and China are entering a new, more turbulent era in trade relations, as China has…
PPolitics Read More The geopolitical balance sheet: financial decision-makers in the new international order2026-05-19 The rules-based international order is not only collapsing, it is also being repriced. For financial institutions, this distinction…
CContinent Read More Mercosur-EU deal is partially underway. That doesn’t mean negotiations are over2026-05-10 May 1 marked a turning point for the history of South America: a part of the trade agreement…
EEconomy Read More EU-Mercosur deal takes effect — but the fight over it goes on – POLITICO2026-05-03 What’s changing? The agreement will gradually eliminate duties on more than 90 percent of EU exports, including on…
EEconomy Read More EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force provisionally2026-05-01 The Mercosur logo can be seen on the sidelines of the summit of the economic alliance. (zu dpa:…