While the president has improved the investment climate, much remains to be done. By Mark Keller When Horacio Cartes took office one year ago, Paraguay was in a difficult place. Following the express impeachment – ...
Latin America experienced a sharp recovery in remittances in 2014. What was behind that boom? By Santiago Gutierrez Preliminary data shows a sharp recovery in remittances in 2014. In El Salvador, for instance, they had ...
The Venezuelan president has faced more opposition than his predecessor, forcing him to be more collaborative and pragmatic. Hugo Chávez’s hand-picked successor, Nicolás Maduro, completed 100 days in office this week. After eking out a ...
“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 ...
Experts consider the changes more a short-term fix than a lasting solution. Since posting a disappointing 0.9 percent growth last year, Brazil has been searching for ways to boost the economy. To that end, ...
Bilateral trade grew by 5 percent. Total US and Colombian exports, excluding coffee and oil, grew 20 percent this year.In the one year since the implementation of the US-Colombia free trade agreement, bilateral trade between ...
Analysts view the reforms as negative for business, but do not believe they will lead to more expropriations.Argentina’s Congress approved broad reforms to the country’s judicial system on Wednesday, which some have warned could politicize ...
The total number and fortune of Latin American billionaires increased substantially in 2012 compared to 2011. The exclusive club of the billionaires grew by 34 names to 98 last year from 64 in 2011. The ...
Most of the acquired companies were in Brazil, Mexico and Chile. Most of the acquirers were in Brazil, the US and -- surprisingly -- in Colombia. Trends and data drawn from the Latin Business Chronicle ...
George Mencio, associate of Holland & Knight, examines existing legal structures for creating companies, arbitration and bankruptcy laws throughout the region. Much could be done to improve Latin America's commercial legislation in order to ease ...