Author Archive for Alejandra Labanca
Commodities lifted regional stock exchanges in 2010
Investors in Latin American stocks had plenty of reasons to cheer 2010 as most stock exchanges closed out the year with stellar performances, thanks to the steady rise of commodity prices and renewed confidence in emerging markets.
Infrastructure: The Busing Evangelist
As a former deputy minister of transportation in Peru and a consultant for the World Bank, Luis Gutiérrez Aparicio has had firsthand experience with the headaches of urban transportation and the challenges of mass-transit projects.
Latin American companies play catch-up on productivity
Despite more than three decades of market-friendly reforms and fiscally conscious governments, productivity per employee in large companies in Latin America is still substantially lower than in the United States, according to 2009 figures compiled by Latin Trade.
Latin 500: Success Seeds Philanthropy
Latin America’s homegrown corporations and wealthy families hold out prospects for a golden age of giving because the region’s philanthropic levels still fall short of the rest of the world.
Latin 500: Private Money Takes Over Development
In a high-profile ceremony in Mexico City in early June, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carlos Slim Health Institute, the government of Spain and the Inter-American Development Bank rolled out a groundbreaking initiative to provide health services to the poor in parts of Central America and southern Mexico.
Food of the Gods
Originally revered as the food of the gods, chocolate today is tasted, analyzed and savored with a scrutiny and appreciation once reserved for wine. As the ranks of chocolate connoisseurs expand, so too does the market for gourmet and prestige products, from handmade bonbons to bars sourced in one country and Premier Cru, made from beans from a lone estate.
