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According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), exports from Latin America grew by 6.4% in 2025.
This is an improvement over the 4.7% exports increase recorded for 2024.
But it’s not as impressive as it seems.
In this episode of LatAm Unboxed, we speak with Paolo Giordano, Principal Economist at the IDB.
Paolo provides larger context so we can understand what that 6.4% growth is showing us.
But in speaking with Diego, Paolo goes further to explore what Latin America needs to do to really expand its economic growth for the future.
Click here to listen to the full episode to learn more of Paolo’s insights—which apply not only to government but to companies around the region.

Hosted by Diego Rodríguez Paez, director of AMI’s logistics practice, LatAm Unboxed delivers you a quick, direct dive into logistics and industrial developments from an expert perspective. Diego’s work in overseeing over 150 market studies of all aspects of LatAm logistics has given him a deep understanding of market forces, industry challenges, regulatory changes and other currents producing constant change—as well as the strategic shifts companies can make in navigating those currents.