Latin America

What Latin America needs to address in 2022

A woman is seen behind the flags of Latin American countries while dismantling them after a meeting at the1st Ministerial Meeting of China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean State) Forum at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing January 9, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday $250 billion in investment in Latin America over the next 10 years as part of a drive to boost resource-hungry China's influence in a region long dominated by the United States. Leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC - a 33-country bloc that does not include the United States or Canada - gathered in Beijing for the first time for a two-day forum on Thursday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Flags of Latin American countries Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Marisol Argueta de Barillas
Head of the Regional Agenda, Latin America; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
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