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Articles by Rekha Patel
LatAm Business
The US declines to extend the USMCA — and a new era of annual reviews begins
July 1's joint review ended without the 16-year renewal. The agreement stays in force, but North American trade enters a standing negotiation. What happened, and what it means.
Rekha Patel
LatAm Business
IMF sees Latin America steady at 2.4 percent growth for 2026
The Fund's July 2026 WEO Update, published July 8, holds the region's growth forecast flat with 'heterogeneous' performance — and the real story is in the composition.
Rekha Patel
LatAm Business
The Andes to the Atlantic: Latin America's green hydrogen bet
Chile promised the world's cheapest clean hydrogen from Patagonian wind; Brazil counters with ports and scale. Half a decade in, the map has pilots, hubs — and a waiting problem.
Rekha Patel
LatAm Business
From fifteen billion to a fraction: Latin America's VC hangover
The region's venture funding peaked in the mid-teens of billions in 2021 and fell by three-quarters within two years. Where the money went, who stayed, and what the reset built.
Rekha Patel
LatAm Business
Six groups, one region: how Latin American airlines consolidated
LATAM, Avianca-GOL under Abra, Azul, Copa, Volaris and JetSMART now carry most of the region's traffic. The deals, the bankruptcies and the profitable exception.
Rekha Patel