Some countries are closed to international air travel. Some countries never closed down air travel at all.
Andean Region
The region’s public sector will grow after the pandemic – and the temptation to undo market-friendly policies will be hard to resist.
COVID-19 has already led to profound changes — many are here to stay.
The crisis offers an opportunity to ease the congestion plaguing the region’s roads and public transit systems.
The region is welcoming Venezuelans through the front door - without the drama seen elsewhere.
“There is a strategic shift going on between the U.S. and China for leadership in the Asia-Pacific region," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on the impact of the U.S. pulling out of TPP.
“[The Asia-Pacific leaders meeting] is a strategic shift that is in progress. There is real concern that the U.S. is withdrawing from its traditional role,” explains AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.