BlackRock buys key Panama ports from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison amid Trump’s Chinese influence claims

An investment consortium led by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has agreed to acquire two strategically positioned ports at either end of the Panama Canal from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. The deal, valued at approximately $19 billion, includes the ports of Balboa and Cristobal, as well as over 40 other ports in 23 countries. […]