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Resource nationalism sweeps Latin America's top mining countries

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2021 | 3:50 am News Latin America Mexico and Central America 

A move towards resource expropriation, tax and royalty increases, as well as demands for local participation in companies’ ownership, all resource nationalism components, continue to increase, with Latin America taking centre stage, a new study shows. According to the latest report from risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, there is a clear four-year trend in minerals-rich nations...

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