What is the Future of the international trades for LATINO AMERICA with Trump AdministrationALEJANDRO GARCÍAPEDRO SUAREZ JUAN FRANCISCOO ZAVALAGINO YUISSAAC COSTALESJORGE GUERRERO

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NAFTA in the crosshairs Of all Latin American countries, Mexico

received most attention from the president-elect during the campaign, both in the context of immigration and trade policy.

Even in the event of a ‘benign’ administration with no renegotiation of NAFTA, Control Risks’ joint-venture partner Oxford Economics predicts a fall in expected growth for Mexico in 2017 from 2.5% to just over 2% on the back of the falling peso, rising inflation and greater fiscal pressure that uncertainty over Mexico-US economic ties will engender.

Why does it matter so much to Mexico?

Why does it matter so much to Mexico? 80% of Mexican exports go to the US, and so campaign pledges to renegotiate or even tear up NAFTA cast a significant pall over the economy. 

How the Trump presidency could impact South American currency markets

In Brazil, the region’s largest economy, the real has fallen more than 9% against the U.S. dollar since election day. 

The currencies in the next three biggest economies — Argentina, Colombia and Chile — have dropped between 4% and 8%.

Much attention has been paid to how a Trump administration could damage the economy in Mexico, where Trump has sown fears by threatening to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement and clamp down on immigration. The Mexican peso has reacted in kind, dropping 11% the day after the election and an additional 1% since then.

Predictions

“Throughout Latin America, we'll see a lot of fluctuations in economies until it's clear what Trump is actually going to do," said Jason Marczak, deputy director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, part of the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington. “Donald Trump is unlike any other president we've seen before, so it's not clear if he will govern like he campaigned or completely differently.”

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