Business News from Latin America
The Economist Intelligence Unit recently issued the 2013 Global Microscope study on the business environment for microfinances. The analysis was first prepared in 2007 for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and was ...
According to the latest InTrade report, a compendium of information on integration and trade of the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Latin American exports are stalled, having had two low-growth years. The region’s annual increase of ...
The region faces numerous challenges in deepening its innovative capacity. To begin, there are desperate lags in the fundamental building blocks of an innovative society. Entrepreneurship is the watchword. Two puzzles from the distant year ...
According to research, entrepreneurial success depends not on the wealth of the parents, but on a collection of values and experiences that are acquired early in life. In theory, Latin America is full of entrepreneurs: almost ...
Import substitution practices shielded Brazil and in general, Latin America, from the effects of the global recession. Now it’s time to rethink trade and openness. Many around the world believed until recently that Latin America ...
How to plan cities that help make their citizens happy? The formula is very clear. Improving public spaces is never a priority for mayors for the simple reason that this is something of little interest ...
A look at what Latin America must do to face the challenges of developing its talent in the “Human Age.” The issue of human capital is one of Latin America’s most important challenges. According to ...
The annual report of CAF, Latin American Development Bank, was published recently, and it was dedicated to entrepreneurship in the region. Its title, “Entrepreneurship in Latin America: From Subsistence to Productive Transformation,” reflects the study’s ...
“Too Far to Export: Domestic Transport Costs and Regional Export Disparities in Latin America and the Caribbean,” is the title of the most recent study on integration and trade from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). ...
The most recent test measurements by Pisa (Programme for International Student Assessment) from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has bad news for Latin America. The Asians lead the rest of the world in ...
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