# Gold-rich Nicaragua gives Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land

https://mins.news/en/item/75707

- Financial Times, 2026-09-27 04:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/452648fd-90d6-450f-9739-073f5b6a0d18?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Nicaragua has granted Chinese mining companies dozens of concessions covering about a tenth of its territory. The deals deepen Beijing’s strategic foothold in Central America as it competes with the US for influence in the region.