Category Archives: Southern Cone

TTIP & TPP – A Threat to Latin America?

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Samuel George

By Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged asia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, commodity, Free trade, Latin America blog, megatrade, Mexico, No Se Mancha, Peru, samuel george, supercycle, supply chain, the crossroads, tpp, trade deals, TTIP | 1 Comment

Obama in Cuba & Argentina: Fanny Pack Optional

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Samuel George

By Samuel George {This article initially appeared on the Global Economics Dynamics blog}

Posted in Caribbean, Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, barack obama, Brazil, buenos aires, Cuba, Debt, fidel castro, fundos buitres, havana, human rights, Latin America blog, Lula, mauricio macri, No Se Mancha, rual castro, samuel george, Venezuela, vulture funds | Leave a comment

Has the global trade-development link peaked?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Mancha Contributor

Dr. Otaviano Canuto is an Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Development, Global Trade, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, Otaviano Canuto, Se Mancha Blog | 1 Comment

Singing at the Crossroads

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Samuel George

From the Southern Cone to the Caribbean, we’ve caught some serious music in the first year of The Crossroads. Here are a some of highlights…

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Southern Cone | Tagged africa, azul, Colombia, Cuba, hip hop, Latin America, Latin America blog, music, No Se Mancha, rasto, samuel george, spiritual, tango, taxi, the crossroads | Leave a comment

Solar Power in Chile: Land of the Rising Sun

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Mancha Contributor

By Jesse Rogers of Moody’s Analytics

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Chile, coal, hydro, Latin America, Latin America blog, natural gas, No Se Mancha, oil, solar energy | Leave a comment

Talkin’ Politics in La Pampa

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series in the run up to Argentina’s 2015 elections

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, election 2015, la pampa, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, nestor krichner, No Se Mancha, samuel george, Sergio Massa, the crossroads | Leave a comment

The Argentine Debt Saga

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Samuel George

The Crossroads: Argentina Pt. 2 – Inside the Argentine Debts Crisis. Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged #NoSeMancha, 2001, Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, Debt Crisis, Default, Economy, elliot, holdout, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, NML, parri passu, samuel george, semancha, Sergio Massa, sovereign debt, the crossroads, vulture | Leave a comment

The Crossroads: Argentina – Chapter 1

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series “Argentina at a Crossroads” in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged 2015, Argentina, cecilia nahon, central bank, Cristina Kirchner, crossroads, Economy, election, fausto spotorno, Growth, Inflation, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, Nestor Kirchner, No Se Mancha, samuel george, semancha | Leave a comment

Argentine Elections 2015: Polls Point to Scioli

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series “Argentina at a Crossroads” in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged argentina at the crossroads, argentine elections, buenos aires, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, No Se Mancha, polls, PRO, PT, samuel george, Sergio Massa, the crossroads, who will win | 2 Comments

VIDEO – Los Pumas del Pacífico: Vice Ministros de La Alianza Pacífico

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Samuel George

Vice-Ministros de Chile, Colombia, Mexico y Peru discuten el estudio de Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Alianza del pacifico, Chile, Colombia, Latin America blog, Mexico, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru, Pumas del Pacifico, samuel george | Leave a comment