Category Archives: Regions

Q&A: How Will Plummeting Oil Prices Affect Venezuela?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George responds to a journalists questions

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Brazil, Colombia, energy, falling, Latin America blog, Mexico, oil, oil prices, opec, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Chile’s Carbon Tax: The Price is Right?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by J. Elliot

James McBride on Chile’s new carbon tax

Posted in Regions, Southern Cone | Tagged Bachelet, British Columbia, cap and trade, Carbon, Chile, China, energy, ETS, Mexico, tax policy, Vancouver | 1 Comment

The Case For Aécio

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Minas Gerais native and Brazil analyst Luciana Guimarães on the rise of Aécio, the fall of Marina, and why Dilma is in the hot seat.

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Aécio, Bolsa Familia, brazil presidential election, dilma, Latin America blog, Lula, Marina Silva, neves, No Se Mancha, Se Mancha, why neves will win | 3 Comments

Brazilection 2014: Wait, What?!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

João Schlüter on the shocking results of Round One in Brazil

Posted in Brazil, Caribbean | Tagged Aécio, Brazil, brazil 2014, Brazil Election 2014, Brazilection, dilma, Latin America blog, marina, PSDB, PT, Se Mancha | 4 Comments

Will Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance Strengthen Ties?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George responds for the Inter-American Dialogue’s Daily Advisor

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Arturo Sarukhan, endesa, EU, FTA, Latin America blog, mecosur, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, peter hakim, samuel george | Leave a comment

Brazilection 2014: Coming full circle

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

No Se Mancha’s Brazilian insider João Schlüter gives his predictions days before the first round of the presidential election this Sunday.

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Aécio Neves, Brazil Election 2014, Dilma Rouseff, Latin America blog, Marina Silva, No Se Mancha | Leave a comment

Capital Flows to Latin America: Beyond Skitters and Jitters

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Energy and financial analyst (and wannabe Chilango) Jesse Rogers on cold feet in Latin America’s strongest economies

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Interest Rates, Latin America, Latin America blog, Luis fernando mejia, Mexico, Minister Cardenas, Peru, taper tantrum, tapering, US base rate | 6 Comments

50 Photos of Colombia

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Samuel George

Some photos from recent trips to Colombia.

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean | Tagged bogota, boyaca, ciudad perdida, Colombia, filandia, getsamani, Latin America blog, magdalena, photos, photos of Colombia, quindio, salento, santa marta, tayrona, villa de leyva | 2 Comments

Q&A: Argentine Energy Reform Bill

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on what it does and why it matters

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, energy reform bill, Latin America blog, provinces, samuel george, vaca muerta, YPF | Leave a comment

Booby Trap: Will Venezuela Default?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Russ Dallen, Managing Director of Caracas Capital Markets and Editor-in-Chief of the Latin American Herald Tribune on the prospect of default in Venezuela.

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Uncategorized | Tagged Default, Latin America blog, Russ Dallen, Venezuela | Leave a comment