Being in the Red Is Latin America’s Biggest Problem: JP Spinetto

Latin America and the Caribbean will experience another frenetic year in 2025.

I could bend your ear about the impact of Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Mexico and Central America or the advances of Argentina’s libertarian experiment under Javier Milei. In Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro will try to extend his reign of terror while leaders from left to right will move carefully not to be squeezed by the US-China competition.

The year will start and end with two consequential presidential elections in Ecuador (Feb. 9) and Chile (Nov. 16); the risk of Bolivia becoming the next political basket case is ...