Is mediocrity setting in? Nearly half of the 500 largest companies in Latin Americareported drops in revenues. However, some new leaders appeared. What are their secrets for success? As we predicted, Latin Holdcos responded well in ...
A year ago Latin American CFOs were the most optimistic in the world, but that positivity has been tempered, says John Graham of Duke University. Latin American CFOs are less optimistic than a year ago: ...
LBC spoke with ICA CFO Victor Bravo Martín about how the company will take advantage of this exciting time for Mexico. For more than 25 years, Víctor Bravo Martín has worked as CFO at infrastructure ...
Increased difficulty in hiring new employees was the main factor in the declines.Latin America’s labor environment saw declines for another year shows data from the latest Labor Index from Latin Business Chronicle. As with many ...
The 100 companies on our list come from six countries, largely dominated by the Pacific economies. The 100 companies that make up this year’s list of Latin Business Chronicle’s Best 100 Companies are those that ...
Mexico the newest magnet for private equity
A recent survey by Lavca and Coller Capital shows investor enthusiasm there outpacing Brazil. Investor excitement has dimmed for Brazil, while Mexico, Peru, and Colombia have become the new hot spots. Such are the findings ...
“The (very) low interest rate environment is coming to an end,” is the opinion of Axel Christesen, BlackRock´s Executive Director for South America excluding Brazil. His view is very relevant as BlackRock is the world’s ...
Panama is on track to becoming a major logistics, transportation and tourism hub for Latin America.BY WALTER T MOLANO Panama is an active construction site. The widening of the canal, the knitting of a new highway ...
How Panama went from a declining economy to a business star in a decade.LBC SPECIALKnowledge@Wharton Can Panama become the first developed Latin American country? The notion may seem unlikely to those who remember Panama as the ...
The Brazilian real estate market is headed for a crisis, warn some experts.LBC SPECIALKnowledge@Wharton Brazil is currently experiencing an unprecedented real estate boom. Although the financial system is apparently operating under stable conditions, analysts are increasingly ...