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Opinion: Panama, China and the Canal
Panama has become a big focus for China – the two countries signed 19 cooperation agreements at the end of last year. For Panama, the partnership is an attempt to revive its economy. For China, it is a chance to gain influence over the crucial Panama Canal. The question is how Panama’s new government will balance its appetite for Chinese investment with its need to maintain close ties with the United States.
The Panama Papers and inequality
With the Panama Papers scandal, some commentators have pointed out how the ability of the rich to stash assets in tax havens has contributed to inequality, writes GIS expert Dr. Emmanuel Martin. This, they say, vindicates French economist Thomas Piketty’s analysis (in his best-selling book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century) ...
John Kerry may look for closer ties with Latin America
The appointment of John Kerry as US Secretary of State could point to a resurgence in the role of the Organisation of American States and closer ties and cooperation with Latin American countries particularly in areas of economic policy, infrastructure and energy. FOREIGN policy is economic policy, according to John ...
Panama’s expanded canal to set a new course for world trade
The project to expand the Panama Canal is expected to have a huge impact on world trade, with new routes opening up across the globe as supersize ships will, for the first time, be able to pass through the isthmus. Traffic through the canal is expected to increase by 35 ...
