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Category Archives: Regions
From New York to D.F.: Explaining Safer Cities
An editorial from Erick Mota, a Global Securities Specialist located in Mexico City
Posted in Mexico + Central America
Tagged Franklin Zimring, Mexico, Mexico City, New York, Urban Crime
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Argentine Theatre: Mr. Timerman goes to London
Despite much of Latin America reaching the bicentennial celebration of its independence movements, much still remains unresolved in the way of territorial disputes.
The Ghost of Artemio Cruz
The Mexico of Artemio Cruz was supposed to be dead. The Mexico of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI); of corrupt and cynical insiders such as Carlos Fuentes’ fictional character was supposed to have ended with either the advent of the … Continue reading
The Rumble in the Tropics: A Fractured Opposition Party in the Dominican Republic
Every country has at least a few politicians that occasionally demonstrate poor judgment, often resulting in not only embarrassment for those involved, but for the nation as well. In 2010, Ukranian members of parliament threw eggs and smoke bombs in … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Uncategorized
Tagged Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, Miguel Vargas, PLD, PRD
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As goes Eike Batista so goes Brazil?
Two Brazilians had a particularly bad year 2012. One is Eike Batista, Brazil’s richest man and the World’s 7th according to Forbes, the other is Brazil’s Minister of Finance Guido Mantega.
Still on the Brink: Seven Things We Know About Venezuela
What We Know. What We Don’t.
Posted in Andean Region, Uncategorized
Tagged Cuba, Diosdado Cabello, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela
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Reform and Backlash: What Europe Can Learn from Latin America
In November, the backlash to externally imposed austerity once again boiled over. Labor unions executed coordinated strikes. University students took to the streets. Daily life came to a halt as citizens protested grinding reforms. The harsh economic restructuring was demanded … Continue reading
Posted in Andean Region, Southern Cone, Uncategorized
Tagged Debt Crisis, Europe, Greece, Latin America, Pink Tide, Venezuela
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Europe Cries for Argentina: A Judicial Ruling’s Global Reverberations
By ruling that Buenos Aires must repay sovereign bond holdouts, Judge Thomas Griesa may have complicated similar programs in Europe while derailing any hope of Argentina’s reentry into the global financial system.
Post-Chávez Venezuela: A Country on the Edge
On October 7, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez emerged on the balcony of El Palacio de Miraflores in front of thousands of supporters to accept re-election through 2019. Thus ended months of speculation. Would Chávez, diagnosed with … Continue reading
Posted in Andean Region, Regions, Uncategorized
Tagged Caracas, Chavez, Maduro, Venezuela, Venezuelan Economy
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