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Global Outlook 2017: Latin America’s Trump problem
President Trump’s actions, such as signing this executive order to build a wall on the border with Mexico, will have a huge impact on Latin American countries (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Donald Trump will have a huge impact on Latin America this year
- Immigration policies will affect Mexico and Central America
- Fiscal policy could affect debtor countries in South America
- Colombia and Peru have the best outlook in the region for 2017
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possible effects of current decisions.
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