What Brazil can learn from Malaysia
Via Se Mancha Blog There’s really nothing good to say about the baffling disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Families are in distress without closure, governments around the world are […]
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Rough Waters on the Panama Canal
File under public private partnership pandemonium: in case you missed it, the multi-billion dollar expansion of the Panama Canal has been put on hold due to cost overruns and accusations […]
The Latin American Mortgage Crisis
Americans have been through all the stages of joy and grief when it comes to mortgages over the last few years. First low rates for everyone, easy approvals for most, […]
While the American government was imploding, Canada signed a free-trade agreement with Europe
Let me repeat, while the American government was shut down, bickering itself to the brink of calamity, old boring and responsible Canada was busy putting the final touches on a […]
JANET YELLEN IS LATIN AMERICA’S BEST FRIEND, PART 2
(via Americas Quarterly blog) Janet Yellen, nominated by President Obama last week to be the new chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, might not know it yet, but she has friends in […]
Janet Yellen is Latin America’s Best Friend, Part 1
It might not be a mutual love affair, but there’s lots of reasons for many Latin Americans to swoon at the appointment of Janet Yellen as Fed Chairwoman. This post […]
A Taxing Problem in Mexico
Of all the numbers that came out of President Peña Nieto’s historic “fiscal reform” announcement this week, there’s only one that really matters: 60%. The chart above shows how VAT […]
