AS/COA Miami launched the health care issue of Americas Quarterly with a discussion centered on the sector’s changing landscape and focused on Mexico, the effect of technology use on health care access, and the importance of inter-sectoral collaboration in harnessing technology’s potential.
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Americas Society and Council of the Americas and the Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America hosted the conference “North American Energy Markets: Meeting Our Needs and Facing the Challenges Ahead.”
An AS/COA Miami panel focused on coporate sustainability and how companies are “greening” to impact their bottom line.
Part travelogue, part policy analysis, the book offers Rohter’s account of the turnaround Brazil has undergone since emerging from military dictatorship in 1985. Access a summary of the AS/COA book launch.
The Dominican president outlined his country's economic successes in recent years while highlighting areas for future growth and investment. “We once produced jobs to survive," said Fernández. "Now we need to produce jobs that improve workers’ lives."
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos delivered remarks at an AS/COA event hours after news broke of a strike that killed a top FARC leader as well as the capture of 14 computers and 60 USB drives. “This, I am certain, is the beginning of the end of 40 years of war in Colombia," he said.
"We want to create a society of opportunities," said Chile's President Sebastián Piñera during September 22 remarks. The president noted that Chile is on track to rank second in Latin America and first among OECD countries in terms of economic growth.