The IMF’s Christine Lagarde expressed concerns on the global economy due to China’s slowdown and the prospects of higher interest rates in the U.S. at a COA event.

The meeting between President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro demonstrates the high priority both sides place on advancing the process, says AS/COA’s Alana Tummino.

“Las compañías estadounidenses están mirando con mucho entusiasmo el mercado cubano”, apunta Alana Tummino a propósito de la visita del Ministro de Comercio Exterior, Rodrigo Malmierca, a AS/COA.

En un panel organizado por COA, expertos en Derechos Humanos sostuvieron que es necesaria la "presión" internacional sobre Venezuela para que las elecciones parlamentarias de diciembre sean "libres y justas".

"What Brazil ultimately needs is a pro-growth agenda that will end this recession...You can’t cut your way to growth," comments AS/COA's Brian Winter.

Nationwide, immigrants own 53 percent of the grocery stores, 38 percent of the restaurants, and 43 percent of the liquor stores, according to AS/COA's and Fiscal Policy Institute report.

"If China is about to slow down even more, then [one] can realistically expect commensurate consequences in places like Brazil, Peru, Colombia and elsewhere," comments AS/COA's Brian Winter.