Biden’s Economic Plan for Latin America Begins to Take Shape

After several starts and stops, work on President Joe Biden’s economic plan for Latin America is picking up, with more high-level meetings as the region’s trading partners work to boost opportunities and development as an answer to poverty, migration pressures and Chinese influence.

Trade ministers from the 12 nations in the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity including US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually last month for their first gathering since a presidential summit to launch the initiative in November. That event was pushed back several times last year. Ministers plan to meet in person in Ecuador this summer.