Costa Rica’s Economic & Investment Outlook
The key to resolving Costa Rica’s fiscal deficit lies in a major reform that would replace the country’s sales tax with a value-added tax.
Analysis
Facilitating Asia-Latin America Trade Linkages
An overview of trade relations between Latin America and individual East Asian nations.
How Will Latin American Economies Perform in 2014?
What will drive the region’s economic growth? Which countries will experience economic expansion? Which will struggle?
US-Cuba Ties and Financial Institutions
How important of a market is Cuba for US and other foreign financial institutions?
Bad Habits Can Derail Negotiations in Cuba
Fidel Castro, or at least the message released in his name, tepidly endorsed the decision to normalize relations between the US and Cuba.
Why Are Businesses in Colombia so Pessimistic?
To what extent have the policies of President Juan Manuel Santos helped or hindered businesses in Colombia?
Central American Economies in 2015
One of the greatest challenges that the Central American region faces is ensuring that economic development is sustainable and equitable.
One Small Chance for Venezuela
What is most surprising about the Venezuelan opposition’s overwhelming electoral victory on December 6 is that so many people were surprised.
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A Conversation with Mauricio Cárdenas
Colombia’s growth rate was revised upward by the IMF to 4.8 percent while the region-wide growth estimate was revised downward.
Turbulence in Brazil
Over the past weeks, public discontent with the administration of President Dilma Rousseff has continued to rise.
US support will help Colombia keep its footing on path to peace
Bitter, complex and seemingly hopeless wars are all-too-common today. Negotiated resolutions are not.
IACHR Report on Citizen Security & Human Rights
Citizen security remains a top concern for most Latin American governments as crime and violence spiral out of control and cripple political and economic institutions in the region.
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What to Expect from Cuba’s Political Future
Jorge I. Domínguez discusses Cuba’s political future at a private roundtable
Venezuela’s Questionable Election Observers
Without credible observers, Venezuela’s December 6th elections will be another step towards disaster.
Argentina’s New Economic Era
A conversation with Alfonso Prat Gay, Minister of Finance of Argentina