CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred phenomenal growth in e-commerce in Latin America. As more and more consumers turn to online shopping via mobile phones, shopping platforms are luring cross-border e-commerce traders to expand into this part of the world. Countries in the region are also ramping up efforts to foster e-commerce, ushering in a period of vibrant market development over the next few years. More

On 26 January 2022, Singapore signed the Pacific Alliance-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (PASFTA) with the Pacific Alliance, comprising Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. More

Chile, among the first to gain access to vaccines and to start a massive booster inoculation campaign, has recovered its GDP to the pre-Covid levels at record speed. This interview discovers how this liberal Latin American country with one of the world’s freest economies is navigating the global health crisis, and how its businesses are preparing for a post-pandemic recovery in partnership with their Hong Kong counterparts. More

In accordance with the mutual recognition of authorised economic operator (AEO) status, agreed between China and Chile in March of this year, the customs authorities of both countries will provide each other’s AEOs with customs facilitation measures on their export goods starting from 8 October. More