Argentina's oasis of sound macroeconomic management and prosperity.
Latin America's businesswomen struggle to break through the glass ceiling.
Protests, food shortages and mismanagement undercut Chavez's chances in 2012.
Latin America is one of the most dynamic regions for mobile money.
The US-Colombia free trade agreement will significantly boost trade, and increase foreign direct investment.
Colombian companies' foreign investments jumped nearly eight-fold the past decade.
A German entrepreneur wants to tap Ecuadorian craftsmanship to create high quality goods.
Violence is beginning to affect consumption patterns and the labor market in Mexico.
Congressional approval of the US-Colombia FTA can help stem lost market share by US exporters.
Why India can and should become a counterbalance to China in Latin America.
How big of an economic threat does China actually pose to Brazil? Four experts share their insights.
Consumption and mining booms make Colombia one of the hottest investment destinations in Latin America.
How Marisa Alaíde de Castro is expanding her beachwear and uniform business.
Will Peru's energy sector see a greater state role in the economy? Three experts share their insights.
Helped by growing exports and local demand, Latin America is poised for a solid recovery in 2010.
Brazil and natural resources are the main focus for China’s investments in Latin America
Colombia has a strong business record and deserves support, including the U.S.-Colombia FTA.
How Cristina Fernandez can make Argentina friendlier to foreign investors.
The US should extend the ATPDEA with Bolivia and Ecuador and negotiate FTAs with Paraguay and Uruguay.
Four experts evaluate Nestor Kirchner's record and chances of coming back to power.
The lack of investment is making Ecuador one of the slowest growing countries in Latin America.
Despite losing a referendum, Chavez will likely continue to radicalize the economy.
Latin America's financial sector lags behind Asia and the region needs further reforms to improve its finances.
Haiti’s economy appears to be stabilizing after years of stagnation and decline.
It remains unclear when and if the US Congress will approve the US-Colombia free trade agreement, experts say.
Populist rhetoric and policies will continue as long as natural resources prices remain high. But what happens after they fall?
Views about Argentina's friendliness to foreign investors remain some of the worst among larger Latin American countries.
Contrary to the world's outrage for Pakistan’s martial law, there has been no indignation for the dismantling of democracy in Venezuela. Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
The 2008 U.S. elections present an opportunity for leaders of both parties to move beyond the past and revive U.S. diplomacy in Latin America.
As president, Cristina Fernandez will likely continue Argentina's dependence on socialist Venezuela rather than embrace free market reforms
Chile’s energy sector faces a dangerous level of insecurity, inefficiency and lack of sustainability - but there's no magical solution.
If Latin America is doing so well, why can’t it compete? A closer look at the reasons - and solutions.
CAFTA's main effect will be to change Costa Rica's business environment, which needs urgent improvements.
Free trade agreements with Peru, Panama and Colombia will level the playing fields for businesses, workers, and farmers in the US.
With the inclusion of labor and environmental standards, the FTAs have advanced both in scope and context.
Costa Rica's approval of CAFTA will be an overall benefit to the Central American country, most experts say.
With CAFTA passed, Costa Rica now must approve several key laws to comply with the free trade accord.
Latin America's outlook remains basically good despite the international credit turmoil. But the region needs major reforms.
Two experts on what is driving M&A activity in Brazil this year and what kinds of reforms are needed to spur additional growth.
Latin America is now appearing on the radar screens of a growing number of Singapore companies.
CAFTA will open doors for Costa Rica's workers, farmers, and entrepreneurs.
Ecuador's constituent assembly will be copying a page from Hugo Chavez' playbook.
Cuba will initiate some degree of economic reform - including more space for private economic activity - during the coming year.
Failing to pass the FTAs with Peru, Panama, and especially Colombia would be a win for Hugo Chavez.
Prominent Clinton officials and other Democrats urge prompt passage of U.S. FTA's with Colombia, Panama and Peru.
Latin America needs increased investment and faster productivity growth.
Another election looms for a country that has been in a constant state of transition for more than a decade.
For Latin America to truly excel, the key is greater access to the global economy through improved logistics.
Will China's failure to secure safety standards negatively impact its trade relations with Latin America?
Latin America is becoming more important for Singapore. Latin American companies can use Singapore as a bridge to China and India.
Canada's exports to South America are booming thanks to commodity growth and strong local economies.
Costa Rica's CAFTA referendum will decide the future direction of macroeconomic policy.
Better monetary, fiscal, and structural policies are paying off for Latin America.
The big losers of the anti-investment policies of Latin America's leftist governments are the people.
August was no vacation for Latin America, especially in the energy sector.
For once, Latin America is not at center of global financial storm.
Did President Bill Clinton offer better Latin American policies than George W. Bush? Or did he go from crisis to crisis?
Nicaragua's government will likely reach an agreement with Esso over its confiscated terminal, experts predict.
Brazil has become remarkably complacent about the longer-term reforms that build economic growth in the long-term.
North American leaders should articulate a vision of a North American Community and sketch a blueprint for accomplishing it.
On suitcases with cash and suitcases for moving out and into Argentina's presidential palace.
Banco Azteca has good potential as it enters the profitable Brazilian market, experts say.
Public Private Partnerships can help Latin America close its infrastructure gap, as it has done in Spain.
The erosion of Ecuador's political and macroeconomic conditions is putting it on a trajectory to debt default - or the end of Correa's presidency.
The market retreats have been limited to a few countries and a small segment of the overall population.
China appears to be using its economic might as a means to strip Taiwan of its Latin American allies.
The outlook for Brazil's domestic auto market is bright, but the outlook for exports does not look as promising.
Vivo's latest purchases should not negatively affect Brazil's telecom competition, experts say.
Education is the only long-term solution to Latin America's development and competitiveness.
A closer look at the outlook of Brazilian card processor Redecard following its successful IPO.
The U.S. ethanol program is just another form of political pork that benefits the few at the expense of the many.
Venezuelan media mogul Gustavo Cisneros details his 2004 meeting with Hugo Chavez.
Comments about Hutchison Whampoa's presence in the Panama ports is, at best, laughable, and at worst, anti-business scaremongering.
Canada's prime minister Stephen Harper on the benefits of free trade as the Canada-Chile FTA celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Cristina Fernandez should travel more within Argentina and voters should remember Kirchner's policies at the ballots.
The government acquisition of private enterprise has no economic or social justification.
Joan Kuyek at MiningWatch Canada responds to open letters from Ruben Naichap of the Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe and Jose Aviles of the Ecuador Amazon Indigenous Nationalities Confederation.
Open letter from Jose Aviles from the Ecuador Amazon Indigenous Nationalities Confederation to Joan Kuyek of MiningWatch Canada.
The Government of Colombia should be applauded and rewarded by approving the Free Trade Agreement.
President Kirchner's closest circle is trying to make sure that Cristina Fernandez doesn't risk the same political fate as Royal in France.
Argentina has failed to take serious policy action to solve the depressed domestic hydrocarbon production.
The constant barrage of Bolivarian rhetoric, political intrigue and corruptions scandals are preventing Ecuador from realizing its full potential.
Democrat lawmakers are treating Colombia unfairly and should reverse their position immediately if they have Colombia's well-being in mind.
Open letter to Joan Kuyek, national Coordinator of MiningWatch Canada, from the Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador.
Unless we demonstrate real leadership in the Americas, only a handful of countries will enjoy democracy.
Will Latin America make the same errors and have the same destiny as the Middle East?
Doubts about the Chinese Stock Market? Consider the hot investment climate in Latin America.
Cristina Kirchner may be the right catalyst to make needed changes in economic policies.
The agreements promoted by ALBA are making a lot of political noise but have little commercial substance.
Capital will go to those markets that promote education, innovation and economic freedom.
A U.S. plan to catalyze market-based bank lending to small businesses in Latin America.
Hugo Chavez' alternative to the multinational banks includes off-budget consumption and less transparency.
China is undermining the U.S. agenda to advance political reform, human rights and free trade in Latin America, the China-Latin America Task Force says.
The government of Argentina are monumental hypocrites and are feeding misinformation to the public about Uruguay.
Colombia is one of the few emerging market countries that is not taking advantage of the commodity boom.
President Chavez's intrusion in the internal affairs of Bolivia is raving interventionism and a flagrant attack on national sovereignty.
Energy efficiency standards will give Central American companies a more productive and competitive edge.
The U.S. Congress should approve the free trade agreement with Colombia quickly and without any further delays.
Colombian authorities need to confront the issue of investments in transportation infrastructure, so foreign commerce can be competitive.
How the United States and Mexico can make NAFTA, already an overwhelming success, even better.
Border conflicts are rife in Latin America, and they could become a disruptive force in the region.
By turning down or delaying indefinitely the FTAs, Congress will make the US appear even less reliable as a partner and ally.
Despite the economic boom, business sentiment is low ahead of the presidential elections this fall.
Mexico will enhance competitiveness and compete with China only if it defines a comprehensive strategy.
Making Mexico a foreign policy priority can increase US security and prosperity.
A closer look at Nestor Kirchner's recipe for Argentina: economic recovery, but growing authoritarianism, anti-Americanism and relations with Chavez.
Foreign direct investment is still deterred by inadequate legal protection, corruption, poor education and over regulation.
The Bush Administration should eliminate the tariffs and quotas on sugar-cane ethanol before 2009.
Price controls in Argentina and Venezuela lead to more, not less, inflation while hurting the soundness of the economy.
Three experts comment on the recent statements by former Brazilian ambassador Roberto Abdenur on Brazil's "anti-American" foreign policy.
The leftist leaders in Latin America are not just a threat to free markets, but also to democracy.
Venezuela’s passage towards communism has sent out messages that are crystal clear. To investors it says: "We don’t want you in Venezuela."
Chavez's nationalization will lead to uncertainty, instability and isolation, experts say.
