LBC spoke with two CFOs at our CFO Forum in Mexico City to get their insight on this topic.Changes in the global economy have led to inevitable changes in the roles of company directors.A CFO ...
LBC spoke with CEO of Bancomext, Enrique de la Madrid Cordero about Mexico’s economy, reforms, and aspirations. Mexico is a hotspot on the Latin American investment map at the moment. A series of reforms carried ...
New statistics from LBC show that almost half of South Korea’s trade occurs with the Pacific Alliance, a group the Asian country has highlighted as a priority. Trade between South Korea and Latin America continued ...
2013 trade in millions of US dollars. Exports Ch.'13/'12 Imports Ch.'13/'12 Trade Ch.'13/'12 Argentina $1,075 10.5 % $1,195 -16.3 % $2,270 -5.4 % Bolivia $51 34.6 % $290 5.7 % $341 9.2 % Brazil $9,688 -5.8 % $5,573 -8.4 % $15,261 -6.8 % Chile $2,458 -0.5 % $4,658 -0.4 % $7,116 -0.4 % Colombia $1,342 -8.5 % $207 -50.2 % $1,549 -17.7 % Costa Rica $232 -31.2 % $267 -8.8 % $499 -20.8 % Cuba $58 -22.1 % $10 347.9 % $68 -11.5 % Dom. Rep. $184 10.4 % $108 -11.8 % $293 1.0 % Ecuador $920 7.4 % $48 22.5 % $968 8.0 % El Salvador $153 33.0 % $17 -54.9 % $170 11.1 % Guatemala $395 8.5 % $160 13.5 % $554 9.9 % Honduras $124 -20.7 % $54 -35.6 % $178 -25.9 % Mexico $9,727 7.6 % $2,301 -11.2 % $12,028 3.4 % Nicaragua $188 1.4 % $24 -42.3 % $212 -6.6 % Panama $3,485 -12.4 % $516 -13.2 % $4,001 -12.5 % Paraguay $203 26.8 % $75 -29.5 % $278 4.4 % Peru $1,440 -2.2 % $1,983 21.0 % $3,423 10.0 % Uruguay $386 109.7 % $121 23.1 % $507 79.6 % Venezuela $443 -15.3 % $51 -55.4 % $494 -22.5 % Total $32,553 -0.9 % $17,658 -6.0 % $50,211 -2.8 % Sources: Korea International Trade Association, Latin Business Chronicle. To read this post, you must purchase a Latin Trade Business Intelligence Subscription.
Korea trade with Latin America. All figures in millions of US dollars. Rank Ch. Country Total Trade 2013 2012 Ch.'13/'12 1 Same Brazil $15,261 $16,371 -6.8 % 2 Same Mexico $12,028 $11,634 3.4 % 3 Same Chile $7,116 $7,146 -0.4 % 4 Same Panama $4,001 $4,572 -12.5 % 5 Same Peru $3,423 $3,112 10.0 % 6 Same Argentina $2,270 $2,401 -5.4 % 7 Same Colombia $1,549 $1,882 -17.7 % 8 Same Ecuador $968 $896 8.0 % 9 +2 Guatemala $554 $504 9.9 % 10 +4 Uruguay $507 $282 79.6 % 11 -1 Costa Rica $499 $630 -20.8 % 12 -3 Venezuela $494 $638 -22.5 % 13 -1 Bolivia $341 $313 9.2 % 14 -1 Dom. Rep. $293 $290 1.0 % 15 Same Paraguay $278 $266 4.4 % 16 +1 Nicaragua $212 $227 -6.6 % 17 -1 Honduras $178 $240 -25.9 % 18 Same El Salvador $170 $153 11.1 % 19 Same Cuba $68 $76 -11.5 % Total $50,211 $51,635 -2.8 % Sources: Korea International Trade Association, Latin Business Chronicle. To read this post, you must purchase a Latin Trade Business Intelligence ...
The Mexican financial market is going through a period of technological changes and is set to see a dynamic year.LBC spoke with Jorge Alegría, CEO of Mexican Derivatives Exchange, MexDer, about what CFOs should expect ...
Trade between Latin America and the world’s third-largest economy continued to grow in 2013, driven by stronger growth in Japan. The latest data from Latin Business Chronicle on trade between Japan and Latin America shows ...
2013 trade in millions of US dollars. Country Exports Ch.'13/'12 Imports Ch.'13/'12 Total Ch.'13/'12 2013 2013 2013 Argentina $1,029 -1.6 % $1,698 47.5 % $2,727 24.1 % Bolivia $210 -1.8 % $307 19.5 % $517 9.8 % Brazil $5,244 -3.9 % $10,150 -7.6 % $15,394 -6.4 % Chile $1,573 -14.3 % $7,360 -14.3 % $8,934 -14.3 % Colombia $1,137 -17.9 % $408 -2.1 % $1,545 -14.2 % Costa Rica $737 -16.1 % $314 17.0 % $1,051 -8.4 % Cuba $29 38.9 % $14 1.5 % $43 24.1 % Dom. Rep. $157 -13.8 % $88 1.1 % $244 -9.0 % Ecuador $489 -19.1 % $1,011 -8.9 % $1,499 -12.5 % El Salvador $112 11.8 % $37 -7.0 % $150 6.4 % Guatemala $221 -2.4 % $220 6.1 % $441 1.6 % Honduras $64 -38.0 % $37 -26.9 % $101 -34.3 % Mexico $8,975 -7.9 % $3,909 -3.6 % $12,884 -6.6 % Nicaragua $70 -34.2 % $25 1.9 % $95 -27.4 % Panama $8,949 -31.6 % $301 4.4 % $9,250 -30.8 % Paraguay $58 -9.7 % $74 123.7 % $132 35.5 % Peru $916 -4.2 % $2,380 -7.8 % $3,296 -6.9 % Uruguay $107 12.7 % $72 -21.0 % $179 -3.8 % Venezuela $627 -21.6 % $467 88.3 % $1,094 4.4 % Total $30,705 -16.8 % $28,870 -5.3 % $59,575 -11.6 % Exchange rate Japanese yen per U.S. dollar (2013: 105.39, 2012: 86.64) Sources: Ministry of Finance of Japan (raw data), Latin Business Chronicle. To read this ...
Japan trade with Latin America. All figures in millions of US dollars. Rank Ch. Country Total Trade 2013 2012 Ch.'13/'12 1 same Brazil $15,394 $16,447 -6.4 % 2 same Mexico $12,884 $13,796 -6.6 % 3 same Panama $9,250 $13,369 -30.8 % 4 same Chile $8,934 $10,424 -14.3 % 5 same Peru $3,296 $3,538 -6.9 % 6 same Argentina $2,727 $2,197 24.1 % 7 same Colombia $1,545 $1,801 -14.2 % 8 same Ecuador $1,499 $1,713 -12.5 % 9 +1 Venezuela $1,094 $1,047 4.4 % 10 -1 Costa Rica $1,051 $1,147 -8.4 % 11 same Bolivia $517 $471 9.8 % 12 same Guatemala $441 $434 1.6 % 13 same Dom. Rep. $244 $269 -9.0 % 14 same Uruguay $179 $186 -3.8 % 15 +1 El Salvador $150 $140 6.4 % 16 +2 Paraguay $132 $97 35.5 % 17 -2 Honduras $101 $154 -34.3 % 18 -1 Nicaragua $95 $131 -27.4 % 19 same Cuba $43 $35 24.1 % Total $59,575 $67,395 -11.6 % Sources: Ministry of Finance of Japan (raw data), Latin Business Chronicle. To read this post, you must purchase a ...