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Revamping Customs Processes is Key to Stimulating Trade Growth in Latin America
By Francisco X. Santeiro International trade and access to global markets are key factors contributing to economic growth and business opportunity throughout the world. They are especially beneficial...
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Latin America’s Challenge: A Fresh Look at Industrial Policy
How can industrial policy aid in improving ease of doing business? By Jerry Haar When John Price and I wrote Can Latin America Compete? several years ago we were unflinching in our criticism of the...
View ArticleLeadership in transformation: strategies for growth
CEOs in Latin America are required to develop and implement strategic plans to continue growing, but what are the key aspects of this process? By Juan Benavides Businesses that are highly regulated,...
View ArticleTrade winds in D.C.
Trade seems to be on the agenda in the United States again. What is Latin America doing to prepare? By Alfonso Cuéllar* Trade is back in the driver’s seat in Washington, and Latin America had better...
View ArticleThe Nicaragua Canal – Commercial and Strategic Interests Disguised as a...
Even if the Canal is not built, there may be millions of dollars to be made for those involved, and benefits for Nicaragua. By Dr. R. Evan Ellis On November 20, 2014, the government of Nicaragua...
View ArticleIndustry-University Linkages in Mexico: The Quest for Innovation
By Jerry Haar The accelerated expansion of the global knowledge economy has intensified the need for strategic partnerships between business and academe, with government in a supporting role, to boost...
View ArticlePost-embargo Cuba: How Risky?
By Jerry Haar Last month’s announcement of a U.S.-Cuba normalization accord has produced euphoria among American companies and entrepreneurs, even though the trade and financial provisions of the...
View ArticleOUTSOURCING SERVICES TO CUBA? A WIN-WIN FOR THE U.S. AND CUBA
By Jerry Haar “Services” comprises the main driver of the economy of many large cities in the U.S. in terms of employment, revenue, and taxes. Be it tourism, banking and finance, real estate,...
View ArticleDoing business in Cuba?
It’s time for a reality check The continuing and growing chatter on doing business in Cuba is reaching epic proportions. It has become the “flavor of the month” (and will continue to be) among...
View ArticleLatin America’s Agricultural Challenges
By Jerry Haar Our planet is a hungry one. By the year 2050, the world will need to produce enough food to feed more than 2 billion additional people, compared to the current 7.2 billion. To meet future...
View ArticleHow One Company Embodies Corporate Social Responsiblity
By Jerry Haar One of the hallmarks of economic and social development in Latin America during the last decade and a half has been the increasing focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) by both...
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China’s New Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Margaret Myers, director of the China and Latin America Program at the Washington, D.C. think tank The Inter-American Dialogue Myers, one of the world’s most respected voices on Latin America-Asia...
View ArticlePoverty, Inclusion, and Taxation in Latin America
By Cynthia J. Arnson, Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center Those following Latin America’s current economic (mis)fortunes don’t need more grim news from the hemisphere. But two new...
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Innovation, South of the Border
By Arturo Franco, Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Silicon Valley may no longer be a phenomenon unique to the United States. Some 1,500 miles...
View ArticleEducation in Latin America: Challenges in quality, performance and investment
Even though education is one of the most important and essential building blocks in life and of a successful future, many countries seem to lag behind or stick with old-fashioned ways of teaching. But...
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China: Connecting the Americas?
By Margaret Myers, director of the China and Latin America Program at the Washington, D.C. think tank The Inter-American Dialogue Whether in Asia, through One Belt One Road (OBOR), or in Latin America,...
View ArticlePoint the spikes north
Quality of management is changing the economic landscape in Monterrey, a city that is growing at Asian rates. By Santiago Gutierrez Nowhere else in Latin America can you find ‘help wanted’ signs on the...
View ArticleArturo Franco, The Atlantic Council
Arturo Franco is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. His career combines high-level positions in Fortune 500 corporations and global...
View ArticleCreating an ecosystem of innovation in Latin America
Jerry Haar The last few years have not been kind to Latin America, economically speaking. And that is an understatement. The region has experienced two consecutive years of negative growth (-0.1% and...
View ArticleMexico: A Bad Neighbor?
By Arturo Franco, Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center “Mexico is a source of problems for the United States.” That’s the opinion of more than half...
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