From the impact of the global financial downturn to an upswing in violent crime, Mexico feels the pain. But with strong economic fundamentals in place, its economy is more resistant to contagion than in the past.

On February 5, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the David Rockefeller for Latin American Studies, and the Council of the Americas featured a seminar focused on the widespread economic, political, and social effects felt in the region amid the current global financial crisis.

In providing banking services through cell phones, Africa leads Latin America.

Some countries are better positioned than others for the economic downturn. Find out which ones.

Canada's Liberal Party backed the Conservatives' budget plan, killing an opposition coalition and giving Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government a new lease on life. But clouds continue to darken Canada's economic horizon.

In the wake of the financial crisis, should governments take policy steps to shield themselves from global contagion and meltdown? José Antonio Ocampo and Alberto Bernal square off in AQ's Winter 2009 issue.

Tough financial times may open the door for cooperation with new and longstanding economic partners, especially those in our hemisphere.