Adviser to libertarian leader says South American country can provide hedge against restrictions in the US and Europe
Executives lack faith in either Peronist economy minister or hard-right libertarian
As political turmoil and deadly protests ease, the government has vowed to focus on investment. FT journalists explore construction of a Chinese-backed megaport; mining; booming agribusiness; luxury tourism; and Peru’s world-beating cuisine
Politicians hope long-awaited pipeline to Buenos Aires heralds future of lucrative international energy sales
Other Latin American nations will be invited to join plan which could create world’s second-largest currency union
President Alberto Fernández says existing deal will hurt Argentine and Brazilian car industry
Brazilian tech company becomes largest Latin American financial group after IPO
A pact between Montevideo and Beijing would have broader consequences for Latin America
Proposed New York listing of online lender and darling of country’s booming start-up scene will bring greater scrutiny
Company faces stiff competition from MercadoLibre as it targets the region’s $105bn market
Beef industry faces pressure to prove animals do not come from farms engaged in deforestation
Facebook-owned messaging app relaunches a year after being blocked by regulators
Digital companies dominate, with a fintech lender knocking games maker Niantic off the top spot
Companies that do not take action risk reprisals ranging from boycotts to vandalism
Apply for a place in the second FT annual ranking of companies in North, Central and South America
Silverpeak subsidiary aims to become world’s largest producer of medicinal marijuana by 2025
Government hopes local travellers will make up for collapse in foreign travel
López Obrador needs foreign money but companies say he keeps changing the rules
Reticence of Latin American leaders to help airlines is self-destructive
Alberto Fernández seeks to bolster state coffers with tax raid on country’s most powerful industry
Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse
Price in local currencies of commodities such as copper and coffee has surged
New York listing of XP highlights transition to a new world of lower interest rates
Mexican government’s rescue plan for debt-laden state oil group underwhelms
Investors are right to be sceptical of government’s plans to restore oil group’s fortunes