AS/COA held an April panel discussion on infrastructure and development in Central America. Discussion centered on an economic and investment outlook for the region, infrastructure development, and the importance of enhancing regional and global trade relations.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this week announced a major infrastucture investment plan valued at roughly $880 billion. News of the plan could provide a boost to the political campaign of his chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, ahead of the October 2010 election.

A Pfizer vice president looks at how multinational companies can best mobilize resources to assist recovery efforts in countries such as Haiti and Chile.

Months after the January 12 earthquake, a photojournalist finds piles of rubble but a city still teeming with life and activity.

In the wake of a massive Chilean earthquake, new President Sebastián Piñera took office March 11, reshaping his earlier agenda and promising to make the country’s reconstruction his top priority.

"There is a significant opportunity in the wake of the earthquake to build Haiti into a modern, economically stable, environmentally-sound nation," says COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on February 27. AS/COA Online shares links to more information and ways to support relief efforts.