Author Archives: Samuel George

Kickstarting the Brazilian Economy in a 2nd Dilma Administration

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Samuel George

Come check out No Se Mancha co-founders Samuel George and Cornelius Fleischhaker as they present their new study Five Steps to Kickstart Brazil with a star panel

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil infrastructure, corneliu, dilma, Economy, education, fiscal policy, kellie meiman, Latin America blog, levy, monetary policy, Otaviano Canuto, riorden roett, samuel george | Leave a comment

Will Mexico’s Political Crisis Hurt Its Economy?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Samuel George

By Samuel George

Posted in Mexico + Central America | Tagged 22, 43, Economy, Enrique Peña Nieto, Growth, iguala, Latin America blog, Mexico, political crisis, reform, tlatlaya massacre | Leave a comment

Quantitative Easing in the EU: Addressing the Symptom or the Cause?

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the lessons from Argentina

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, convertibility, European Central Bank, Greece, GREXIT, Latin America blog, Mario Draghi, quantitative easing, samuel george | Leave a comment

Will the Real Evo Morales Please Stand Up?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the re-inauguration of Bolivian President Evo Morales

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged Alba, bolivia, constitution, Economy, el alto, Evo Morales, la paz, Latin America blog, legacy, lithium, natural gas, samuel george, third term | Leave a comment

Fixing Education in Brazil: Its More Than Money

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Samuel George

By Samuel George and Cornelius Fleischhaker, authors of Five Steps to Kickstart Brazil

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Brazil, cornelius fleischhaker, dilma, Economy, education, Growth, Latin America blog, samuel george | 1 Comment

Latin America in 2014: Year in Review

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Samuel George

A look back at Latin America in 2014 via the top posts from No Se Mancha

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, Bolsa Familia, Brazil, brazil election, Carlos goes, cornelius fleischhaker, creative economy, Debt Crisis, iguala, Inflation, jesse rogers, Latin America, Latin America blog, latin america in 2014, orange economy, Pacific Pumas, protest, samuel george, Venezuela | Leave a comment

TTIP: What’s the Deal?

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George speaks to experts on the implications of free trade negotiations between the US and the EU.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Celeste Drake, Free trade, Gabriel Felbermayr, Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Investment, Marietje Schaake, Monique Goyens, pact, samuel george, Sandro Gozi, trans-atlantic, TTIP | 1 Comment

US & CUBA: IT’S ABOUT TIME!

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the groundbreaking events of December 17

Posted in Caribbean, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Gross, Castro, cold war, Cuba, embargo, Hugo Chavez, Latin America blog, miguel diaz canel, Obama, prisoner swap, Raul, samuel george, United States | 2 Comments

Why the Argentine Debt Case Matters

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the systemic consequences of Argentina’s default

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, consequences of argentine default, Debt Crisis, debt restructuring, griesa, holdout, importance of argentine default, kicillof, Latin America blog, RUFO, samuel george, sovereign debt, Vulture fund | 1 Comment

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems? Brazil’s Monetary Dilemma

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Samuel George

Cornelius Fleischhaker and Samuel George on Brazil’s macroeconomic challenges

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Alexandre Antônio Tombini, Brazil, central bank, cornelius fleischhaker, dilma, Inflation, Latin America blog, macroeconomic, monetary policy, quasi-fiscal operations, Rousseff, samuel george | 1 Comment