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How Brazil’s BNDES Used Project Finance to Fund the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Part 2
S&P evaluates how the Brazil is innovating project finance to fund its mega-projects. In a previous article, we reported on a recent study by S&P on how Brazil’s Banco Nacional de...
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The Latin American giant ranked last in our annual listing of the region’s most globalized economies By Mark Keller It’s bad news for Brazil in Latin Trade’s latest Globalization Index: of the 18 Latin...
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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...
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Moving ahead with electric grid integration
An integrated Latin American electric network could be completed in the next five years, providing a huge opportunity for LatAm says ISA By Santiago Gutiérrez It’s quite possible we could see an...
View ArticleCustomer Crucial to Creating, Sustaining a Successful Culture of Quality
Establishing and maintaining a culture of quality affects Latin America’s bottom line and competitiveness says a study by ASQ and Forbes. While challenges exist, improvement is forthcoming. By Edwin...
View ArticleDigital inclusion: The key to progress
Half of Latin Americans have no access to the Internet. How can that digital gap be bridged? MIAMI – Internet access changed Cecilia Beltramo’s life. Almost a decade ago, this 59-year-old Argentine...
View ArticleLatin Infrastructure Guide: The largest projects in the region
Latin America is making steady progress in terms of infrastructure. In fact Latin Trade’s most recent Infrastructure Index showed that all countries made significant progress compared with 2014. On the...
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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,...
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For any businessman, the flow of inputs into the plant and products out of the plant is fundamental for the business. He has to ensure that the inputs needed for production arrive at the right time and...
View ArticleSpend better, not more, on infrastructure, says World Bank
Interview with Jorge Familiar, vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank Insufficient infrastructure remains one of the main impediments to Latin America’s economic growth...
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