For some in Brussels the words "Latin America" still conjure up an image of basket-case economies, but the message from a recent high-level conference in the EU capital was loud and clear: ignore this region at your peril.
One-by-one, speakers at Tuesday's (29 June) gathering, hosted by the Friends of Europe think-tank, warned that while Europe dawdles, China and the US are pushing ahead in the region of over 500 million people, spread out over 20 states and two continents.
"We a...
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