All Entries in the "Editorials" Category
Heavyweights endure
If there is a phrase to describe the evolution of our list of top companies from a decade ago, it would be mergers and acquisitions. Top corporations in Latin America have changed hands and changed names, but most of the biggest companies have withstood the trials and tribulations of local, regional and global economic dislocations.
Latin America and the Caribbean Skirt the Worst in this Crisis
The financial contagion flowing from Greece into the rest of the euro zone has a familiar ring in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico’s Tequila Crisis and Argentina’s foreign debt default have receded, but not disappeared, from memory.
A Tough Act To Follow
Brazil’s captivating president has nine months, as of this writing, before he departs the Planalto Palace. But historians in a hurry — journalists — have started to examine his legacy even though Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is not expected to ride off into obscurity. The extraordinarily charismatic politician is likely to have a second or [...]
Winds of Change
Around the hemisphere, one of the first reactions to the earthquake in Haiti was not just horror but concern about the safety of friends and family. Here at Latin Trade, we were no different. So amid the tragedy, learned that past Bravo Business Award winner Michel Chancy took on a new responsibility as secretary of state in charge of distribution of food aid. We wish him well in his efforts to help in the rebuilding of his country.
Workplace Issues Are Bottom Line Matters
As companies across the region knuckle down during the financial crisis, one survey shows that great places to work are still those that interject fun into the daily slog.
Editor’s Note: Into the Storm and Beyond
With this edition of Latin Trade, we bring you two issues in one: both the commemorative issue to showcase the 15th BRAVO Business Awards, including past winners and the honorees of 2009, and some of our regular features, including the economic outlook for 2010 in countries around the region.
Editor’s Note: All Over the Map
It is possible to examine an economy by looking at personal finances, the rate of economic growth or the levels of poverty and each vision will present a different reality.
Editor’s Note: Emerging Issues
Latin Trade’s main feature in this issue takes a look at a number of aspiring leaders, who may be ready to make a run for president, hoping to parlay a track record of practical solutions in local government or long sojourns in politics into national electoral appeal. The political profiles are not about making predictions [...]
Editor’s Note: Our Times
The Chinese curse – “may you live in interesting times” – has rarely had a truer ring than now. Plunging financial markets, skyrocketing government bailouts and falling international trade are offering that “never-livedbefore” experience for all of us, although most people might wish to be going through less exciting times.
