"Temer appears to still have enough legislative support to survive a vote in Congress," said Prospectiva Consulting’s Ricardo Sennes at an AS/COA program.
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“The closer you get to the border itself, the better Mexicans and Americans understand each other,” said AQ’s Brian Winter at the El Paso event.
Council of the Americas’ forum in Bogotá explored how CFOs should make sense of regional economic conditions in a volatile context.
"Venezuela is a petroleum exporting country, true. But the government has also destroyed every other avenue of economic gain in the country" explained AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
“Rolling back the policy of engagement will hurt the very people it aims to support,” said AS/COA's Alana Tummino.
The White House reportedly plans to continue expanding telecommunications and internet access to Cuba. AS/COA's Alana Tummino commented on the role American tech companies have played in building trust between the two countries.
"Any change in regulations in Cuba policy takes time...there are currently many different business sectors exploring options to expand their footprint in Cuba, and others have signed deals," explained AS/COA's Alana Tummino.
“Estamos construyendo cosas juntos y eso es muy importante…[El TLCAN] es una cadena de suministro integrada que respalda miles y miles, millones de trabajos de la clase media,” subrayó Susan Segal de AS/COA ante una eventual negociación del tratado trilateral.
Publicação sobre o artista brasileiro Leonilson será lançada em uma mostra que abrirá na Americas Society em setembro.
In comments submitted to Congress, Council of the Americas strongly supports negotiations to modernize the trade agreement.
Stronger engagement with the island has advanced U.S. national interests and values, created opportunities for American companies, and supported the Cuban people.
"Eliminating corruption altogether and jailing 100 percent of the perpetrators is almost impossible, but jailing one or two big names can also go a long way,” pointed out AS/COA’s Brian Winter.
"Real economic growth and sustainable development will require a more fully integrated region up and down the isthmus," underlined AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Un debate sobre si el vaso está medio lleno o medio vacío dominó buena parte de la discusión de la vigésima primera conferencia de AS/COA en la capital colombiana.
“The world views of the presidents of Argentina and Mexico are broadly consistent with [those of Angela Merkel] in terms of some of the global issues, whether it’s climate change or financial management,” said AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
La tasa de inversión cerró en 27,5 % en el tercer trimestre de 2016 pese a la caída de los precios del petróleo, destacó el Ministro de Hacienda, Mauricio Cárdenas, durante el foro de AS/COA en Bogotá.
A glass-half-empty-or-half-full debate dominated much of the discussion at AS/COA’s twenty-first conference in the Colombian capital.
Importantes figuras se dieron cita en el evento en el que se hizo un especial homenaje a David Rockefeller, el recientemente fallecido fundador y presidente honorario de Americas Society.
La economía colombiana sigue en la mira de las firmas calificadoras de riesgo, por lo que expertos expresaron preocupación ante el crecimiento de la deuda externa durante la conferencia de AS/COA en Bogotá.
"We want to see a fall in debt in terms of GDP, not just that it stabilizes, more efforts are needed [in Colombia],” said Fitch’s Sovereign Ratings Director Richard Francis at AS/COA’s conference in Bogotá.