The FT’s sixth annual ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth. Plus: technology and energy help drive corporate growth; US insurance plans boost healthcare boom; Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last; oil and gas industry in Canada is buoyant; Argentine tech unicorn faces market rout head on; renewables sector stays upbeat about prospects

Saturn Oil and Gas, Stampede Drilling and Arrow Exploration show robust growth as debate swirls on energy production

The much-hyped sector has produced a stream of $1bn companies but regulation has failed to keep up with growth

The chancellor is set to meet her US counterpart to make the case for a bilateral trade deal.

US president’s move is part of effort to bolster supply of critical resources

Andrew Bailey says UK not close to recession but he would be ‘encouraged’ if trade deal with US were agreed

The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has said the UK economy faces a “growth shock” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies.

Speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Washington, Bailey said that while he did not think the UK was close to recession at the moment, “we are certainly quite focused on the growth shock”.

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