Eliana Cardoso, a professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas and former World Bank economist, explores the balance between Brazil's sustained economic growth and China's hunger for commodities. She says that worldwide economic turmoil may affect trade quotas and put Brazil's economic prospects at risk.
Speaking at our first Latin American Cities Conference in Panama City, AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal’s opening remarks (en español) highlighted Panama's increasingly important role in the global economy
At AS/COA's first Latin American Cities Conference in Panama City, speakers and panelists—who included the president and vice president—discussed the future of Panama in the global economy; the growing economic relationship between Panama and the United States; and the role of infrastructure, technology and competitiveness in Panama’s economy.
AS/COA Miami's recent program on Brazil's outlook gathered experts to evaluate
AS/COA examines the Brazilian Congress’ decision to vote against extending the provisional tax on financial transactions and how this affects future fiscal spending.
Senior Policy Director and Americas Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Christopher Sabatini examines why Latin America remains one of the most inflexible regions in terms of labor markets. He suggests swift labor law reforms to attract foreign investment, increase productivity, and social protections for their workforce.
Foreign policy and business experts joined Michael Reid, Americas editor of The Economist and author of Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America´s Soul, to analyze his authoritative account of the battles for democracy and economic stability since the 1982 debt crises.