A Sociedade das Américas/Conselho das Américas realizará a conferência “O Novo Cenário Econômico Brasileiro” em São Paulo na quinta-feira, 16 de agosto de 2012. A conferência terá como foco a economia brasileira e as oportunidades e os desafios para o crescimento sustentável, inovação, e competitividade. 

 The Honduran government is pushing plans to build privately funded cities under the jurisdiction of Mauritian courts, with hopes for a Central American version of Hong Kong.

AS/COA's August 16 conference in São Paulo will focus on the Brazilian economy and the opportunities and challenges to sustainable growth, innovation, and competitiveness.

“We’re talking about a margin of difference that’s probably going to be a lot larger this time around,” says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini ahead of the Mexican presidential election.

Americas Quarterly course packets are now available for classrooms, providing teachers and professors with an indispensable tool for studying policy issues in the Americas.

President Hugo Chávez is continuing a strategy for preferential energy agreements in Latin America while pursuing new partnerships in Argentina and Brazil. But analysts believe the country could be struggling with oil production at home.

Discussing President Dilma Rousseff's management style, COA's Eric Farnsworth told the Financial Times: “Whereas [Lula] had the big smile and the ability to wink and nod and get people to do their jobs as he saw them, [Rousseff] has a more direct approach.”

India hosts foreign ministers from Chile, Cuba, and Venezuela on August 7 in a bid to improve diplomatic and commercial ties with Latin America.