Latin America

The vast tract of Latin America, which includes the world's fourth largest continent South America, stretches from the US border to Antarctica, with a total surface area of 17,820,900 square km, and a population of over 560 million. Brazil and Venezuela are the leading trade exporters, and Brazil is quickly becoming a world superpower with a healthy economic outlook mainly due to the revenues generated by its natural resources: petroleum and petroleum-related products. And while Brazil is making great strides towards being the dominant nation, Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez is in the vanguard of the Bolivarian movement to abandon economic neo-liberalism and return to socialism.

Latin America has a diverse abundance of natural resources, with intra-continental trade consisting mainly of goods such as wheat, cattle, wine and bananas, while external trade is dominated by petroleum, agricultural and mining commodities. The region's investment environment has been fortified by the spread of democracy which plays an important role in medium-and long-term stability.

Exploration of Latin America's natural resources offers significant opportunities for investment and economic growth, but not entirely without risk. With subsidiaries in both Argentina and Brazil, Menas Associates is ideally placed to assist companies in and on Latin America. Our seasoned specialists maintain excellent in-country contacts to assist private and public sector clients in achieving their objectives within the region.

Menas Associates have undertaken numerous consultancy projects on countries in the region including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. We have unparalleled expertise on the region's working practices and security issues, and specialists dedicated to tailoring each consultancy project to meet client-specific needs and interests.