HM The Queen and Latin America

On Thursday 1 May Canning House hosted its UK-Latin American Finance Conference in partnership with Citi. The afternoon explored a variety of topics, from the potential in the relationship between these regions to fintech innovations to the importance of export finance. Every speaker made it clear that Latin America is challenged with financial inequality and exclusion, but it is brimming with opportunities for UK firms. Furthermore, many highlighted the unique position that London occupies in that it brings together financial resources, technological expertise, and connections to wider markets.

On April 9 Canning House convened the inaugural Mexico-UK Summit, a gathering of high-level figures from across the public and private sectors to discuss the bilateral relationship between two of the world’s largest economies. The headline takeaway from the conference was that the two countries already enjoy a healthy relationship, but in both diplomacy and business there is room and ample reason to expand.