Latin American Newsletters

What Latin American Newsletters does

Latin American Newsletters, trading as LatinNews, is a UK-based subscription intelligence service providing political, economic, and security analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelligence Research Ltd., founded in London in 1967 and acquired by the parent in 2003. It operates two divisions — News, Analysis & Research and Bespoke Consultancy — and is led by Joe de Courcy (Executive Chairman) and Patrick de Courcy (Managing Director). LatinNews covers all 33 independent LAC jurisdictions through a regional section-head editorial structure organized around Brazil & Southern Cone, Central America & Caribbean, the Andean Group, and Mexico.

The core product is a portfolio of seven subscription publications: a daily briefing (LatinNews Daily), a weekly report (Latin American Weekly Report), two monthly reviews (Economy & Business; Security & Strategic Review), Special Reports, Regional Reports, and a searchable Country Database containing every report since the firm's founding. Distribution is delivered through a custom web platform with member-area login, native iOS and Android applications, and a podcast. Pricing is published in USD and GBP, with single-publication annual subscriptions ranging from roughly $420 to $2,240, multi-tier institutional LIS bundles priced at approximately $5,115–$6,465 per year, and multi-user licensing at multiples of single-user pricing. A 35% discount applies to academic institutions and NGOs. No artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities, public APIs, patents, or external funding rounds are disclosed.

LatinNews generates revenue primarily through recurring subscriptions sold direct-to-consumer via its website, supported by a 14-day free trial funnel, and through enterprise sales for multi-user corporate and institutional licenses. Its stated customer base spans nine verticals: government departments (foreign affairs, defence, intelligence, trade), international corporations (chief executives, government affairs, general counsel, risk officers), academic institutions, multi-lateral institutions, investors, consultancies, think tanks and research institutes, media, and NGOs. Named reference customers include the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) at Heidelberg University, Canning House (a London-based think tank with which it is described as a "strategic partner"), and the Foley Institute at Washington State University. The company is privately held by Intelligence Research Ltd., headquartered at 167–169 Great Portland Street, London, with 11–50 employees and no public revenue or funding disclosure.

Name

Latin American Newsletters

Legal name

Intelligence Research Ltd.

Website

https://latinnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Latin American Newsletters (LatinNews) is a London-based subscription intelligence service delivering political, economic, and security analysis on all 33 Latin American and Caribbean jurisdictions to governments, multinational corporations, academic institutions, investors, and think tanks via seven publications and a searchable country archive.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political and Security Intelligence Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAC

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJAEAM

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Magazine Publishing (Consumer & B2B/Trade Magazines)

SECONDARYMPAJACAI

Government & Public Policy Publishing (Regulations, Gazettes, Legislative Tracking)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

Keywords

• Political risk intelligence
• Latin America analysis
• Regional security reporting
• Emerging markets intelligence
• Subscription research publications

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Publications: Subscription-based revenue from individual and bundled advisory reports covering political, economic, and security analysis on Latin America. Includes LatinNews Daily, Latin American Weekly Report, Economy & Business, Security & Strategic Review, Special Reports, and Regional Reports.
2. Multi-user and Institutional Licenses: Licensing revenue from multi-user corporate and academic institutional licenses based on multiples of single-user pricing (up to 10 users: x2; up to 20 users: x3; up to 30 users x4 etc). Academic institutions and NGOs receive 35% discount.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LatinNews sells subscription-based political, economic, and security intelligence publications covering Latin America and the Caribbean. The portfolio includes a daily briefing, a weekly analytical report, monthly economy & business and security reviews, in-depth special reports, regional reports grouped by sub-region, and a searchable country database with archives going back to 1967. The company also offers bespoke corporate intelligence consulting services through a dedicated LatinNews Consulting arm.

Product overview

LatinNews is a portfolio of specialized intelligence publications focused on political, economic, and security analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean. The offering consists of multiple distinct publications that can be subscribed to individually or as combination packages. The core publications include daily and weekly analytical reports, monthly economic and security reviews, in-depth special reports, and regional summaries. Additionally, a Country Database provides searchable archives organized by nation. The company also offers a separate bespoke consultancy service through its parent company Intelligence Research Ltd.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LatinNews Consulting: Bespoke consulting services for the corporate sector and investment community, drawing on LatinNews's network of sources and high-level contacts throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Products and services

• LatinNews Daily

Quantifiable outcome

• Full access to archives spanning over 50 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Control Risks: Control Risks provides political, security, and integrity risk intelligence including country risk reports covering Latin America. It targets multinational corporations for risk and security decision-making, overlapping directly with LatinNews's International Corporations and Security & Strategic Review products.
• Stratfor (RANE): Stratfor (now part of RANE) provides geopolitical intelligence and analysis with regional coverage including Latin America. It serves a similar institutional client base with subscription-based country and regional forecasts and competes on political risk analysis.
• Eurasia Group: Eurasia Group produces political risk analysis covering Latin America for institutional investors, multinationals, and government clients. It competes directly with LatinNews in the political risk subscription and bespoke advisory space.
• Oxford Analytica: Oxford Analytica produces daily geopolitical and country analysis briefs drawing on a global expert network, with deep coverage of Latin America. It serves a similar institutional subscriber base and competes on the same axis of authoritative, expert-driven political and economic intelligence.
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): The EIU is the largest subscription-based country intelligence and forecasting service, producing daily, weekly, and monthly political and economic analysis covering every country including all 33 LAC jurisdictions. LatinNews directly competes for the same institutional customer segments (governments, multinationals, investors) with overlapping product formats.
• BMI (Fitch Solutions Country Risk): BMI Research, now part of Fitch Solutions, produces country risk reports covering political, economic, and operational risk in Latin America for institutional investors and multinationals. It is a direct peer in the subscription-based country risk intelligence market.

Emerging players

• International Crisis Group: International Crisis Group produces in-depth reports and crisis briefings on political and security developments in Latin America, including country-specific coverage. While non-commercial, it competes for policy-maker and academic attention with LatinNews's Special Reports.
• Inter-American Dialogue: Inter-American Dialogue is a leading US-based think tank producing policy analysis and reports on Latin America. It is a non-commercial peer targeting overlapping policy-maker and academic audiences, and is referenced as a Canning House-adjacent think tank that LatinNews's customers consume.

Broad incumbents

• Reuters (Latin America coverage): Reuters provides broad news and wire services covering Latin America, including a dedicated Latin American edition. While not a subscription intelligence product, Reuters overlaps with LatinNews's news and political coverage and is a competitor for media and information budgets.
• Jane's by Janes (IHS Markit): Jane's provides open-source intelligence on security and defense matters globally, including Latin American defense and security issues. It overlaps with LatinNews's Security & Strategic Review product for institutional defense and security customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/latin-american-newsletters

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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