Author Archives: Samuel George

Pacific Pumas: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, an e-magazine

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Samuel George

This month’s addition of the Global Economics Dynamics e-magazine focuses on Latin America’s Pacific Pumas–Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Chile, chile pacific puma, Colombia, colombia pacific puma, Mexico, mexico pacific puma, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru, peru pacific puma | Leave a comment

Se Mancha Contributor on Colombian TV

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George discusses the Colombian economy on Agenda Colombia

Posted in Andean Region, Uncategorized | Tagged Colombia, Colombia economics, colombia peace process, colombia puma, colombia puma del pacifico, la economia de Colombia, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas | Leave a comment

A Cuerdas y Vientos

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Samuel George

Hey folks, so last time I was in Colombia I had a chance to work with a really cool young film maker called Carola Palacios. I wanted to share an earlier film by Carola on Andean music in her home … Continue reading →

Posted in Andean Region, Uncategorized | Tagged Andean music, Carola Palacios, colombian music, pasto, pasto music | 2 Comments

Beat Him at the Ballot Box..

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Uncategorized | Tagged Chavismo maduro, Diosdado Cabello, Henrique Capriles, Leopoldo López, Maduro protests, Venezuela, Venezuela protests, venezuelan democracy, what do Venezuelan protesters want | Leave a comment

FT Opinion: Pacific Alliance, More than Marketing?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the potential of the Pacific Alliance

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged colombia pacific alliance, financial times special report, mexico pacific alliance, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Alliance financial times, Pacific Pumas, peru pacific alliance | Leave a comment

Scratching the Surface: Commodities in Post-Boom South America

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on why commodity-led growth may not be over just yet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Commodities in latin america, commodities: beyond boom and bust, Commodity prices in Latin America, copper chile, copper peru, copper prices, Life after the commodity boom, soya argentina, soya brazil | 2 Comments

The Pacific Pumas: An Emerging Model for Emerging Markets

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Samuel George

A new study on Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile: The Pumas of the Pacific Alliance

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Alianza del pacifico, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Mexico Energy reform, MILA, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru, Pumas del Pacifico, Pumas of the Pacific Alliance | 1 Comment

Argentina’s Day In Court

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Samuel George

A closer look at Argentina’s petition to the US Supreme Court

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, Argentine haircut, argentine holdouts, debt restructuring, Judge griesa, pari passu | Leave a comment

El Ruido de las Cosas al Caer

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Samuel George

Thoughts on the Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s book The Sound of Things Falling

Posted in Andean Region, Uncategorized | Tagged Colombia author, Colombia books, colombia drug wars, El ruido de las cosas al caer, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Sound of Things Falling | 1 Comment

Why MILA Matters

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the integration of the Colombian, Peruvian, Chilean and (eventually) Mexican stock markets

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged BMV, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, MILA, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru | Leave a comment