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Finance & Development March 1, 2006 |
Mozambique Here are charts depicting the country's impressive progress on growth and poverty reduction thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, far-reaching structural reforms, and substantial donor assistance. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 |
Country Focus: Peru In recent years, Peru has enjoyed robust growth thanks to sound macroeconomic policies, significant progress with structural reforms, and a favorable external environment. Here are charts showing supporting data. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2012 Oscar J. Franck Terrazas |
Mexico or Brazil? Investors may be surprised at the comparison of these two countries. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Timing Is Off for Walmex The Mexican economy is highly tied to the U.S.economy, so as our economy slows, in turn, consumption in Mexico slows. Wal-Mart de Mexico, better known as Walmex, although aggressive, showed a decline in same-store sales for July. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Dani Rodrik |
Growth Versus Poverty Reduction: A Hollow Debate |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Milton Ezrati |
With the U.S. in Turmoil, Mexico Doesn't Follow Suit Mexico is less vulnerable to changes in the U.S. economy than it once was, and has proven more resilient than many had expected. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Geri Smith |
Pemex May Be Turning From Gusher To Black Hole Mexico's oil giant Pemex forks over so much money to the state that it's deeply in debt, and a price drop could set off a crisis. |
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
Mexico: Hostage to Its Neighbor's Troubles Weak demand in the U.S. is becoming a big problem for Mexico's manufacturing sector. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
Mexico: Feeble Growth Calls For Heftier Reforms Mexico has not yet benefited from the U.S. growth spurt, and the weak pace emphasizes the need for reforms in labor laws, energy, and taxes. |
IDB America September 2005 |
IDB Supports Program to Consolidate Financial Sector in Mexico The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $600 million loan to Mexico to support policy reforms to deepen financial markets. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell |
LTC Payouts: $3.5 Billion in '07 Approximately 180,000 Americans with long-term care insurance policies were paid benefits in 2007, according to a new study. |
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Geri Smith |
Latin America: Beating The Oil Curse Mexico's troubled national oil company could siphon some good ideas from Brazil's petroleum success story. |
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 |
Absentee Ballots In Mexico? More than 10 million Mexicans living in the U.S. -- legally or illegally -- could vote in their home country's 2006 presidential elections if Mexico's Congress passes a bill introduced by President Vicente Fox on June 15. |
InternetNews November 8, 2010 |
Cisco Lays Blueprint for Corporate IT Policies According to a new study from networking giant Cisco, most employees who work for companies with official IT policies say those policies need improvement. |
BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 Geri Smith |
South Of The Border And To The Left A leftist could become Mexico's President this summer. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Jose Angel Gurria |
Mexico: Recent Developments, Structural Reforms, and Future Challenges In recent years, the Mexican government has implemented a series of economic reforms to strengthen the country's fundamentals and increase its ability to cope with external shocks. Because of the progress that has been made, the government is confident that Mexico will be able to leave recent crises behind and start the new millennium with a stable and growing economy. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ravi Kanbur |
Poverty, Disconnected Why soup kitchens may be fuller than ever, even as official statistics suggest poverty is coming down. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Conny Lotze |
Economics with a Social Face An interview with development economist Nora Lustig, long-time advocate of employing social policies in the battle against poverty, on the need to focus on systemic problems that keep the poor and disadvantaged from advancing economically and the economies from realizing their full potential. |
Finance & Development March 2008 Lorcan Lyons |
Picture This The global energy system is on an increasingly unsustainable path. Stronger policies that encourage greater energy efficiency, as well as greater use of renewable energy and nuclear power, would make a major contribution. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
No Siesta for This ETF This Mexico-centric exchange-traded fund is heating up. But invest in iShares MSCI Mexico Index with caution -- despite its fine performance, the fund has a few glaring weaknesses. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Duvvuri Subbarao |
Redefining Central Banking Central banks must distill lessons from the global crisis and make concrete reforms. |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Robert Aronen |
Buy Mexico Now Many folks refuse to invest in Mexico because they fear crime and corruption will destroy their portfolio. Focus on the negative, and you could miss out on many potential rewards. |
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. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Angus Deaton |
Is World Poverty Falling? Using the same data, two reports released less than two years apart by the World Bank reached apparently different conclusions on whether world poverty was going up or down. How can we know whether the world poverty counts are accurate? |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Richard Rodriguez |
Prodigal father For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican-Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead... |
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 |
Carlos Slim On Monopoly, Pemex, And Kids Billionaire Carlos Slim Helu discusses monopoly, Mexican state oil company Pemex and his sons' role in his businesses. |
Finance & Development March 2008 |
Country Focus South Africa is currently seeing its longest expansion, thanks in part to sound policies. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Geri Smith |
Salinas: "Now Is the Time for Action" The Mexican President who negotiated NAFTA reflects on how the pact has worked and not worked -- and what needs to happen next. |
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Geri Smith |
How China Opened My Eyes A trip to China reveals how that country outclasses Mexico in the whole package it offers investors: impressive infrastructure, able managers, an enthusiastic workforce, and -- above all -- spirit. |
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 |
Is The Economic Boom Ending For Russia? Concerns are growing about Russia's economy. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Justin Yifu Lin |
Straight Talk: Shifting Perceptions of Poverty Revised poverty statistics may improve understanding of the economic development process. |
InternetNews September 7, 2010 |
Google Faces Heat Over Privacy Tweaks A move to reduce legalese has one privacy advocacy group up in arms. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Robert Aronen |
Oil Again on Center Stage The international economic and political response to the attacks of Sept. 11 put oil front and center. Investors, what now? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Geri Smith |
Made In The Maquilas Again A stronger U.S. economy and cheaper peso bring made-for-export factories back to life in Mexico. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
IndustryWeek July 11, 2012 |
Mexico Works for Siemens Division Chief Siemens Mesoamerica CEO touts Mexico's educated workforce as one of the reasons the country could replace China as a preferred U.S. sourcing location. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Toby Shute |
Speaking About the Peak A prominent energy research firm takes a swipe at "peak oil" theory. |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 |
Venezuela's High-Stakes Vote Political leaders at home and abroad are hoping the Aug. 15 recall vote on Venezuela President Hugo Chavez will bring some stability to the oil-rich nation. |
IndustryWeek March 14, 2012 Selko & Vinas |
Nearshoring Fuels Mexican Manufacturing Growth Security concerns don't yet appear to be putting a major dent in Mexico's appeal to manufacturers. Here's why. |
InternetNews September 19, 2005 Paul Shread |
Focus Turns to Fed, Oil Prices Stocks spent Monday on the defensive on fears of higher oil prices and interest rates... Oil spiked as another storm headed for the Gulf of Mexico... HP rose on acquisitions... etc. |
Fast Company October 1, 2007 Cora Daniels |
Fast Talk: Heavyweight Contender Bill Thornton leads the field operations for MegaWest, an early-stage startup hunting for heavy oil in the United States. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Bright E. Okogu |
Middle East to Dominate World Oil for Many Years With oil exports from MENA projected to more than double by 2020, this region will continue to dominate the oil market for the foreseeable future. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Martin Ravallion |
Urban Poverty Yes, the poor are gravitating to towns and cities, but more rapid poverty reduction will probably require a faster pace of urbanization, not a slower one -- and development policymakers will need to facilitate this process, not hinder it. |
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Gene G. Marcial |
"Tremendous" Demand For Superior Energy Services Superior energy services aims to be everything to oil-and-gas explorers in the Gulf of Mexico, and in most cases it is. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 |
United Arab Emirates In recent years, the U.A.E. has enjoyed rapid economic growth. Its challenge now is to address the housing constraint that is pushing up inflation while sustaining growth and ensuring macroeconomic and financial stability. |
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 |
Are Los Dos Amigos On The Outs? Relations between Mexico and the U.S. are strained in the runup to a meeting by the leaders of the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2008 Toby Shute |
Oil Disorder South of the Border New legislation does little to patch up Mexico's production problems. |
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Geri Smith |
Why The Bolsa Is Boiling Mexican stocks have been on a tear, and some see more room to run. |