"Any change in regulations in Cuba policy takes time...there are currently many different business sectors exploring options to expand their footprint in Cuba, and others have signed deals," explained AS/COA's Alana Tummino.

The White House reportedly plans to continue expanding telecommunications and internet access to Cuba. AS/COA's Alana Tummino commented on the role American tech companies have played in building trust between the two countries. 

The United States has a lumber problem and Latin America could offer solutions.

Publicação sobre o artista brasileiro Leonilson será lançada em uma mostra que abrirá na Americas Society em setembro.

"Real economic growth and sustainable development will require a more fully integrated region up and down the isthmus," underlined AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

"Eliminating corruption altogether and jailing 100 percent of the perpetrators is almost impossible, but jailing one or two big names can also go a long way,” pointed out AS/COA’s Brian Winter.

"We want to see a fall in debt in terms of GDP, not just that it stabilizes, more efforts are needed [in Colombia],” said Fitch’s Sovereign Ratings Director Richard Francis at AS/COA’s conference in Bogotá.

Comparing rates of violence has its uses – and its pitfalls.

El Director de calificaciones soberanas de Fitch, Richard Francis, habló sobre la deuda colombiana al margén de un foro económico de AS/COA en Bogotá.

Durante el foro “Colombia a los ojos de Wall Street” de AS/COA, el Director de calificaciones soberanas de Fitch, Richard Francis, recalcó que Colombia necesita hacer más esfuerzos si quiere reducir la deuda en términos del PIB.