For centuries a country of isolated settlements and impassable terrain, Peru is realising the benefits of road and rail links when it comes to increasing productivity.

Jamaica's negotiations with the IMF, which culminated in its four-year Extended Fund Facility, were long and arduous, and the country is now coming to terms with the requirements of the agreement, such as a public sector wage freeze. However, its minister of finance, Peter Phillips, is confident the rewards will now come.

PartnerTech's 'industrial partnership' operating model means that the company has nothing to sell and focuses specifically on the products of other companies. Its CEO explains why oil and gas solutions and medical devices are its strongest fields, and how it is targeting China and North America.

Its close proximity to the US, cheap labour and uncomplicated, duty-free export opportunities have seen automotive companies from all over the world coming to Mexico. Lillie Guyer reports.

Alonso Segura, Peru's new finance minister, is facing a challenging first few months in the job, as the country's stellar economic performance of the past decade appears to be stalling. He tells fDi how a series of PPP projects and a more diversified economy means that the country's future is still bright.

Investments in Peru's energy sector are helping to diversify the country's economy beyond its traditional commodities exports, and the push for greater diversification presents opportunities for investors, says Michael Deibert.

Paraguay's minister of industry and commerce, Gustavo Leite, tells Barbara Njau that, despite being landlocked, the country's geographical position works to its advantage when doing business with the economic powerhouse of neighbouring Brazil