http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/ Reports and commentary on Bolivian business en-us Latin Trade Group Merit Designs ICM 60 News info@latinbusinesschronicle.com info@latinbusinesschronicle.com http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/ Reports and commentary on Bolivian business http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5970 Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 percent in 2012 – says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its “Regional Economic Outlook for the Western Hemisphere,” released this week in Montevideo, Uruguay. This growth will owe to stronger external demand in the global economy, favorable financing conditions, and the effects of policy easing in some countries, the report says. News Wed, 8 May 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5970 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5967 Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicle. In total, an estimated $61.2 billion was sent to the region from abroad in 2012 – only a 0.6 percent increase on 2011. The year saw strong growth in the first half of the year that was tempered by declines in the third and fourth quarters. Remittances Tue, 7 May 2013 14:29:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5967 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5960 Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multinational executives for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay remain the safest places in the region. These are the findings of the eighth annual release of LBC’s Latin Security Index. Latin Security Index Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:42:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5960 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5882 Education will become one of the main obstacles to competitiveness in Latin America over the next few years. Recent studies by Eric Hanushek at Stanford University show that the difference in students' levels of knowledge have a lot to do with Latin America's slow growth, compared to that of Asia or the Middle East. The problem is more about what students know, and the cognitive skills they acquire, rather than the number of years spent in the classroom. Latin Education Index Fri, 1 Feb 2013 20:54:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5882 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5676 What is behind Bolivia's latest energy sector nationalization?BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISORInter-American Dialogue Perspectives Mon, 21 May 2012 19:25:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5676 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5458 A country-by-country look at Latin America’s macro economic outlook this year. Special Reports Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:27:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5458 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5453 Risk to planned dam in Peru, power contract risks in Bolivia. Perspectives Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5453 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5102 BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISORInter-American Dialogue Perspectives Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:14:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=5102 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=4146 BY RICHARD BURNSNEW YORK -- Bolivia made the trip into the Heart of American Capitalism last week, with the maiden trip to New York of Luis Arce Catacora in his capacity as Minister of Economy and Public Finance. One of President Evo Morales’ first cabinet selections following his election in 2005, Arce was visiting New York for the first time since that appointment. Special Reports Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:28:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=4146 http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=4004 BY JIM ROBERTS AND GONZALO SCHWARZ Perspectives Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:46:00 GMT http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=4004