"If globalization has taught us anything, it is surely that the benefits can only accrue if integration is embraced, if the world trading system is preserved and strengthened, and if appropriated flexible economic policies are pursued," said Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno during an event co-hosted by IADB and COA January 31.

AS/COA co-hosted a panel exploring the economic and political prospects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, particularly in light of Mexico and Canada’s interest in joining the trade group.

Take an interactive tour of the economics of the China-Latin America relationship.

Earlier this month, House Speaker John Boehner led a congressional delegation to Latin America to discuss jobs, energy, and economic security.

"Chinese competition has hit LatAm manufacturers hard–at home and abroad," writes Financial Times' Keyur Patel, citing an article by Osvaldo Rosales in the Winter 2012 issue of Americas Quarterly.

"Chinese engagement in the Americas is growing, and it has brought important if unequal benefits to the region," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in an Op-Ed for CNN's Global Public Square.