Migración, Pobreza y Remesas en Nicaragua
La migración en Nicaragua representa más del 10% del PIB y mantiene a más de 500,000 hogares fuera de la pobreza, pero sigue siendo ignorada por el gobierno y el sector privado
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What Does Latin America’s Shift to the Right Mean for the Energy Sector?
At a breakfast meeting with members of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Energy and Resources Committee, Michael Reid, The Economist’s senior Latin America editor and author of the “Bello” column, discussed why he thinks the region is shifting to the right.
Climate Change & Latin America
In December, world leaders will travel to Lima, Peru to participate in United Nations COP 20 talks.
Brazil’s Elections & the Middle Class
The Brazilian presidential race is among the most hotly contested in the country’s history.
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La economía boliviana en transición
Una conversación con René Orellana, Ministro de Planeación del Desarrollo
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The Venezuelan Impasse: Perspectives from the Opposition
The Dialogue welcomed three National Deputies representing different opposition parties to discuss their current legislative agenda and political strategy, with an emphasis on the prospects for economic reform and productive dialogue in Venezuela.
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A Conversation with Simón Gaviria
With no time to lose, Colombia’s newly appointed Director of National Planning has gotten to work on an ambitious agenda.
International Day of Family Remittances
June 16 is the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) International Day of Family Remittances.
China and Latin America: Relations Under Strain?
While some concerns have been expressed about the expanding Chinese footprint across the region, most serious analysts and government authorities view the deepening economic relationship as a largely positive development for both China and Latin America.
Here’s what really went wrong with Brazil’s economy
When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left office in January 2011, Brazil was widely regarded as Latin America’s gold standard for economic development and social progress. But today, with his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff, facing an impeachment trial, the country is viewed as an economic failure.
The Cost of Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Dialogue, together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted an event on March 2nd to launch the study “The Cost of Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean” with Nathalie Alvarado, Principal Specialist in Citizen Security at the IDB; Laura Jaitman, Citizen Security Specialist at the IDB; Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Brand at the UNODC; Desmond Arias, Associate Professor at Georgetown University; and Michael Shifter, President of the Dialogue.
Odebrecht: un escándalo con múltiples aristas
Las proporciones del caso Odebrecht han puesto de manifiesto una red de sobornos para obtener licitaciones de obras públicas, que implica prácticamente a una docena de países y que compromete a buena parte de la clase política latinoamericana, al más alto nivel. Peter Hakim comenta sobre el caso.
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Argentina’s Congressional Landscape- A Conversation with Elisa Carrió
El 25 de mayo de 2016, el Diálogo Interamericano sostuvo un conversatorio con Elisa “Lilita” Carrió, diputada nacional Coalición Cívica para la Afirmación de un República Igualitaria (CC-ARI) para Buenos Aires, sobre el panorama congresal en Argentina.
How Important are the US & Peru to Each Other?
Will the two countries be good partners after Ollanta Humala is sworn in as president?
Economia explica recuo da esquerda latino-americana, diz Michael Shifter
Segundo Shifter, a transição ideológica acontece porque os cidadãos de América Latina estão buscando soluções pragmáticas para seus problemas, especialmente os econômicos.