December 22, 2023
LATAM Highlights
Brazil
Brazil's credit rating raised by S&P after overhaul of tax code, as per Bloomberg.
Mexico
The complexities of tren maya project: a multifaceted analysis, BBC reports.
Colombia
Barron’s reports that Colombia is to host next UN biodiversity talks in 2024.
Argentina
Radical economic shift: Milei's decree unleashes deregulation and privatization waves, the Buenos Aires Herald reports.
Panama
Protesters vs critical minerals: Panama copper fiasco shows risks to green transition, according to the FT.
Chile
As per the Buenos Aires Herald, Chileans reject second attempt to rewrite constitution.
Notable Transactions in Our Space
Kapital secures $165M in equity, debt to provide financial visibility to LatAm SMBs.
PE firm Sandbrook Capital raised $2.1B to invest in renewable-energy businesses.
Gina Rinehart and Chile’s SQM to buy Australian lithium miner Azure.
Essential Read
10 climate tech innovations that give us hope for 2024.
Podcast Spotlight
The author of the FT's most outstanding business book of the year, Amy Edmondson, sits with the FT and talks about "Intelligent failure."
Stat of the Week
Mapping the Unequal Distribution of Global Precipitation with this graphic - beige are the areas that receive less than 990mm of annual precipitation, and blue are areas with more than 990mm.
Our LinkedIn Updates and Posts
Nuclear industry challenges: rising costs and regulatory shifts.
Power struggle: China and the U.S. compete for influence in Latin America's energy sector.
