All Entries Tagged With: "Central America"
Split With the Past
With Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli and El Salvador’s Mauricio Funes both looking to be paradigms for successful government in the Americas, will ideology take a backseat to ruling from the center?
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.
From Bad To Worse?
Although the rest of Latin America and parts of the Caribbean are showing early signs of economic recovery, experts said there are few indications Central America is emerging from its worst economic crisis in the past quarter-century.
Central America’s Tug of War
MANAGUA — A look of frustration crossed the face of transport manager Daniel Montero as he hung up the telephone. More cancellations of trips from Costa Rica through Nicaragua into Honduras on the luxury buses run by Tica Bus, explained Montero, the transportation company’s general manager.
“They tell us the wait to cross the border is [...]
Whither Panama?
Industry leaders gather for a frank talk about the future and Panama’s hopes of weathering the global recession.
