Eduardo Vidal and Gustavo Laborde of the Latin American practice group at Hubbard & Reed LLP, emphasize the importance of democracies committed to equal protection under the law.
Viewpoints Americas
Stefan Krauter, chair of Rio World Climate and Energy Events, and Keith Parsons examine alternative energies in Brazil and throughout the Americas. Both large and small projects, including wind energy initiatives, will be critical to meeting energy demands.
Global Head of Equities at Grupo Santander Dario Lizzano believes 2007 will mark a fifth consecutive year of positive returns for regional equities and outperformance over both emerging and developed markets. Improvements in the region’s economic position are linked to both domestic and external factors.
Left-wing economist Rafael Correa’s come-from-behind victory over right-wing businessman Álvaro Noboa capped a roller-coaster campaign that proved to be full of surprises.
As the United States and Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concludes its third year, commercial trade, both in products and services, has been a resounding success.
Latin America’s eyes are on China and India. Both countries are admired for their economic success over the past years, but also have become an increasing source of mistrust as they might be displacing us on the global markets of manufactured goods and flows of foreign investment.