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Knowledge@Wharton
January 15, 2003 |
The Long, Winding Road to Pension Reform in Latin America Like other nations, countries in Latin America are attempting to make their retirement systems more efficient and responsive to citizens' needs. This is difficult in the best of times.   |
Smithsonian
November 2006
Jonathan Kandell |
Chile's Driving Force Once imprisoned by Pinochet, the new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet wants to spread the wealth initiated by the dictator's wrenching economic policies. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Eduardo Aninat |
Chile in the 1990s: Embracing Development Opportunities A review of Chile's recent economic performance shows that, overall, the 1990s were a period of vigorous and unprecedented expansion, with average annual GDP growth of 6.5 percent. While 1999 was a time of economic adjustment after the fallout of the Asian crisis, Chile is now ready to resume healthy growth in 2000 and beyond.. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Arturo Valenzuela |
Putting Latin America Back on the Map Consolidation of democratic institutions is a vital part of Latin America's recovery. |
Knowledge@Wharton
April 23, 2003 |
Argentina: A Country Driven to Despair Looks for a President There is now widespread apathy among the people, voters are fragmented and the leading Peronist party is in crisis. In this setting, what type of government will emerge from the upcoming elections? And will it be able to carry out the reforms that the country so desperately needs? |
Global Services
September 30, 2008
Imrana Khan |
Latin America MSS Market Set to Grow to $332.7 Million by 2013 In the current market scenario, the outsourcing of network security in the region is now being accepted at a larger pace. Thus, Latin American IT-services providers are leveraging full outsourcing agreements. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Arminio Fraga |
A Fork in the Road Latin America faces a choice between populism and deeper reform. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2000
Glenn Garvin |
Banana Republics, With Nuts Book Review: Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot, by Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner, and Alvaro Vargas Llosa. The book explores social thought in Latin America. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Joshua Goodman |
Putting Chile's Nest Egg To Work Chile's model 401(k)-style pension plan is investing heavily in key public projects. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Geri Smith |
Democracy On The Ropes With corruption and economic woes rising, Latin America is disillusioned with democracy. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
Geri Smith |
Healing Chile's Malaise Despite decades of economic growth, average citizens are dissatisfied -- and want better schools and more opportunities |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
De Ferranti et al. |
The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America The Latin American countries are at the vanguard of global pension reform. Eight have reformed their pension systems in the past 20 years, and additional reforms are now being considered throughout the region. Did the earlier reforms work? What should new reforms aim for? And are the ideas driving the reforms sound? |
IDB America
February 2006 |
A Brighter Outlook for Pensions? The new book, A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
Stepping in front of the ranks Chile names Latin America's first woman minister of defense... |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 28, 2008
Sherree DeCovny |
JPMorgan Chase Extends Treasury & Securities Services in Latin America Responding to Latin America's expanding economy and growing export business, New York-based JPMorgan Chase has restructured its Treasury & Securities Services franchise to place an increased emphasis on the region. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre |
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Tim Hanson |
Why MercadoLibre Can't Keep Rising There's a hard limit to the auction site's future growth. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Geri Smith |
Latin America: The Downside of People Power The military coup may be a thing of the past, but the popular coup is in vogue, as more Latin Americans are losing faith in the ballot box and taking to the streets. |
IDB America
August 2003
Paul Constance |
May the best bureaucrat win! Chile has reined in spending and corruption; now, it wants to reward quality and efficiency |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
Abbott to buy Chile's CFR for $3bn The move will bolster Abbott's position in the rapidly growing markets of Latin America. |
IDB America
October 2004
Enrique V. Iglesias |
Solving the Competitiveness Conundrum The IDB is proud of the role it has played in promoting administrative, financial and judicial reform in its Latin American member countries, both through the Bank's lending programs and in the many innovative initiatives taken by its Multilateral Investment Fund. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Alicia Barcena |
Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
Paul Constance |
Ready, able, and elderly Latin America's demographic profile is gradually turning gray---but the region's retirees aren't watching life from a park bench... |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2007
B. Mann & T. Hanson |
Where 50% Annual Returns Are Common Jose Costa Buck, analyst for T. Rowe Price Latin America, discusses how his fund has returned 53% annually over the past five years, and how American investors can do it too. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Robert Solomon's Money on the Move: The Revolution in International Finance Since 1980... Distributive Justice and Economic Development: The Case of Chile and Developing Countries... Ruth de Krivoy's Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of '94... etc. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Joshua Goodman |
The Asset Sale of a Lifetime? Argentina's devalued peso has Latin American investment pouring in. |
BusinessWeek
October 3, 2005
Geri Smith |
Chile: An Innovative Incubator How did Chile, best known for its immense copper reserves, become the world's second-largest producer of salmon? |
Bank Technology News
March 2002
Daniel A. Joelson |
Latin America Uncovers Internet Banking Leaders Economic conditions won't bury the growth of online banking in the region... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
BusinessWeek
July 5, 2004 |
Q&A with Bolivian President Mesa On the job less than a year, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa talks at length about the huge challenges ahead, economic, political, and cultural. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
Armies for peace A former Spanish defense minister calls for democratization of the military in Latin America... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2014 |
Country Report: Chile 2014 kicks off a defining period for healthcare in Chile as a new national drug law is implemented |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 24, 2003 |
Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
The Latin Quarter Fortunately, unleveraged exposure to the region has been more than ample over the past decade. Planners with clients who can live with volatility might want to look south of the border. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
A Sea of Tranquility in a Financial Storm Some of the strongest economies in the world can now be found in Latin America, where companies have been largely immune to the volatility most companies around the world have experienced. |
CIO
April 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing in Latin America: 9 Things Your Vendor Won't Tell You The Latin American IT services market is heating up, but buyer beware: There are hidden costs and issues that could affect your nearer-shore outsourcing deal. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
IDB America
July 2004
Gador Manzano |
Profile of the Young Latin American Entrepreneur They are creative, well educated and eager to stand out, but they all complain about the difficulty of obtaining loans. They belong to the middle class, have university degrees and typically start their first company at around age 30. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Argentina: Can It Go From Bad to Worse? It's hard to imagine how the Argentine economy could get much worse. Argentina's current plight is all the more troubling because only a few years ago the country was hailed as a poster-child for free-market economic reform in developing nations... |
Global Services
October 26, 2007
Imrana Khan |
Say Si For ITO Latin America is not just a nearshore contact-center destination; it is also fast emerging as an IT outsourcing location. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2009
Hanson & Weisshaar |
Cleantech's Future and One More Heckuva Cheap Stock This week in the emerging markets: Cheap stocks in China and South America... Latin American instability... next-generation energy production and clean technology... Masdar, Abu Dhabi's carbon-neutral city... |
IDB America
July 2001
Jaime Millan |
Half dark or half light? Latin America's electricity problems won't be solved by backtracking on reforms... |
IDB America
November 2003
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Rx for democracy A new study examines the health of Latin America's democracies, and prescribes a strong dose of political reform. |
CIO
October 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing: Study Ranks Best Nearshore Locations for U.S. Customers A new quarterly ranking of Latin American countries rates Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Argentina among the best locations for nearshore outsourcing. |
