When Argentina’s president, Cristina Férnandez de Kirchner, traveled to China in February to drum up investment for infrastructure, a gaffe of hers made headlines. In a tweet, she replaced the “r” with “l” in rice ...
Online retailers and old-fashioned storefronts turn to easy-to-use platforms, mobile apps and cross-border trade to compete for swelling e-commerce sales. For many consumers, spotting a shoe they want in a magazine, on a billboard ...
New technologies like big data, cloud computing and social media are transforming business in Latin America. Companies are using them to boost revenues, trim costs and gain more customers. In healthcare, a call center agent ...
Copies of e-commerce business schemes that have worked elsewhere in the world are gaining traction in Latin America Juan Rossi speaks glowingly of e-commerce in Latin America. He runs Ofelia Feliz, an online marketplace for ...
At Belgrano Day School in Buenos Aires, teachers use computers, interactive whiteboards and video screens in the classroom, and the students seem attentive. “One teacher uses technology in 90 percent of her lessons,” said Federico ...
Social entrepreneurship has seen a surge over the past decade with the rise of social networking websites like Facebook that allow people to reach wider audiences and find more funding sources. Armando Laborde understands this ...
Argentina’s largest food company has set itself up for long-term growth through diversification, a shopping spree and solid management. But risks abound in the short term. BUENOS AIRES – Molinos Rio de La Plata, the ...
BUENOS AIRES – Schools in Ometepe, an island on the Lake of Nicaragua, received 5,000 laptop computers for primary and high school students this year, taking the national total to 25,000. Argentina has distributed 1.8 ...
BUENOS AIRES — Martín Migoya is hard to track down — and this says a lot about how his business is faring. To read this post, you must purchase a Latin Trade Business ...
In economics, the next year promises continued expansion. But politically, all bets are off after the unexpected death of the country’s political heir-apparent, former President Néstor Kirchner. To read this post, you must purchase a ...