Benchmarking countries and companies in Latin America.
COUNTRY INDEXES
Latin Business Index
The index of 18 countries looks at five key categories and 33 subcategories to measure the recent, current and future business environment in a country. The five categories are macro economic environment, corporate environment, globalization/competitiveness, technology level and political environment.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=79
Latin Education Index
The index of 19 countries looks at five factors that measure a country's education level: quality of primary education, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, Combined gross enrollment ratio in education and adult literacy rate.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5187
Latin Entrepreneur Index
The index of 18 countries looks at five factors that impact entrepreneurs: number of procedures for starting a business, time to start a business (number of days), cost to start a business as a percent of income per capita (including all official and legal fees), access to loans (ease of access to obtain a bank loan with only a good business plan and no collateral) and venture capital availability (venture capital availability for entrepreneurs with innovative but risky projects).
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=750&g=1
Latin Globalization Index
The index of 18 countries looks at six factors that measure a country's links with the outside world. They are exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP, foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP, tourism receipts as a percent of GDP, remittances as a percent of GDP and Internet penetration.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=90
Latin Infrastructure Index
The index of 19 countries looks at four key categories and 24 subcategories of infrastructure. The four key categories are transport, technology, electricity and water.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=306
Latin Labor Index
Looks at 18 factors that determine overall labor conditions in 18 countries in Latin America.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=363
Latin Security Index
The index of 19 countries looks personal safety for multinational executives.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=243
Latin Tax Index
The index of 15 countries looks at four factors: corporate tax rates, tax rates as a percent of profits and the number of payments and hours spent to pay taxes yearly.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=86
Latin Technology Index
The index of 20 Latin American countries looks at the penetration rates of Internet, broadband Internet, personal computers (PCs), wireless subscribers and fixed telephone lines.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=207
Latin Tourism Index
The index of 15 countries in Latin America shows the total impact of tourism in a country by measuring receipts as a percent of GDP and arrivals per capita. It also looks at growth in receipts and arrivals.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=330
COMPANY INDEXES
Latin Multinational Index
Benchmarks multinationals in Latin America by looking at at quarterly revenues in the region of 20 companies. Also compares with global sales of the companies in same period.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=354
Multilatina Index
Benchmarks Latin American multinationals -- multilatinas -- by looking at at quarterly revenues.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=353
Latin Wireless Index
Benchmarks leading wireless operators in Latin America by looking at at quarterly revenues.
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/section.aspx?id=335
