Falling Oil Prices Push Venezuela, Maduro Closer to the Edge
With crude oil prices down 25 percent since June and holding at roughly $86 a barrel on Tuesday, Venezuela is getting nervous.
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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.
Shifter: “Es llamativo que, después de todo, el oficialismo logre el 40% de los votos”
Michael Shifter es entrevistado por La Tercera sobre las elecciones en Ecuador: “Si Moreno no gana en primera vuelta, obviamente el correísmo habrá perdido fuerza. Lenín Moreno no es Correa”.
How Important are the US & Peru to Each Other?
Will the two countries be good partners after Ollanta Humala is sworn in as president?
Teaching and Learning in Search of New Routes
The criticism of the traditional ways of teaching have gained more strengt against the requirements of a training, which addresses the rapid obsolescence of knowledge and the need to ensure an effective and relevant learning.
Is the Puerto Rico Deal Good for the Island & Taxpayers?
U.S. House Republicans and the Obama administration on May 18 reached a deal on legislation to help Puerto Rico reduce its massive $72 billion debt load. Is the agreement a good deal for Puerto Rico and U.S. taxpayers?
Las remesas a México durante el 2016
Aunque en los últimos años la migración mexicana hacia Estados Unidos ha caído notablemente, las remesas no sólo se han mantenido estables, sino que crecieron un 8.8% en 2016. Las razones principales se deben a tres factores claves. Primero, el aumento en el número de mexicanos que envía dinero. Segundo, el uso de sistemas electrónicos para envío de dinero y, tercero, las tasas de cambio.
How Can Latin America Give Cleantech a Boost?
Most Latin American countries trail other regions of the world in important indicators of clean energy innovation, such as filing fewer patents, investing less in technology research and development and receiving far lower royalties. What steps can Latin America take to scale up clean energy technology development?
A Constitutional Amendment in Ecuador?
What is behind Correa’s support for a constitutional amendment that permits indefinite reelection?
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.
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Private Sector Perspectives on Hemispheric Trends
A corporate program roundtable on business-sector concerns in the region
‘Campanha bizarra, cruel e divisiva’, avalia especialista americano
Presidente emérito do Inter-American Dialogue, Peter Hakim diz que maioria republicana sabe que Hillary é provável vencedora.
Economic Status & Remittance Behavior
Although migrants have experienced a modest improvement since the recession, one in three remain in a “vulnerable” financial position.
The Current Educational Reforms
The focus of the reflections will be the Educational reform processes of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay , without ruling references to other ongoing reforms in Brazil and the Dominican Republic.