Anybody relying on the media coverage of last July’s national elections in Mexico can be forgiven for getting the impression that the proceedings were, as was historically the case, irredeemably corrupt. These images do not come close to matching the facts.
A healthy population and the resulting social development are fundamental to boosting a nation’s level of productivity and advancing its global competitiveness.
On August 4, 2005 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe visited President Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Despite solid growth performance in the region, Latin America continues to lag behind other regions in the world in key competitiveness indicators.
When the presidents of Mercosur countries gathered in Córdoba, Argentina last week to celebrate Venezuela’s entry and discuss plans for the “great gas pipeline of the south,” a key item was missing from their discussion: technological innovation.
As the G-8 Heads of State concluded their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, there was some lip service paid to the need to conclude the Doha Development Agenda, the latest round of WTO trade talks.
Volume 4, Issue 8 Manuel Álvarez-Trongé
