A panel including economists and experts gathered at an August 17 event co-hosted by Council of the Americas discussed the current economic implications of China's growing influence in Latin America. View C-SPAN's video recording of the event.
Asia & Latin America
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China’s fast economic growth, robust external trade, and foreign investment across the world are rapidly increasing the use of the Chinese currency outside the mainland. Speakers analyzed the economic and political implications of the use of the Renminbi in Latin America.
China’s fast economic growth, robust external trade, and foreign investment across the world are rapidly increasing the use of the Chinese currency outside the mainland. Speakers analyzed the economic and political implications of the use of the Renminbi in Latin America.
India emerges as a major new partner for Latin America.