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Franchising boom in Latin America : But franchisors face the challenge of adapting to local tastes

Private Equity’s New Focus: Education : Investors are now looking at Latin America’s education sector.BY GABRIEL SANCHEZ ZINNY Latin America, having emer...

Chile Tops Trade Index : Venezuela worst in Latin America.

LatAm Consumers: No Easy Answers : The Latin American consumer offers enormous potential, but no easy answers.

Bolivia: What Spurred Nationalization? : What is behind Bolivia's latest energy sector nationalization?BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISORInter-American Dialogue

Nicaragua Tops FDI-GDP Ranking : Nicaragua replaces Panama as FDI-GDP leader.

Behind the Remittance Growth : Experts analyze what is driving new growth in remittances to Latin America.

Colombia: On the Path to Development : Foreign investors are moving into new mining, energy, infrastructure and agricultural projects. BY WALTER T MOLANO

China-Latin America Trade Up : Trade between China and Latin America jumps 32 percent led by Brazil and Mexico.

Full-steam ahead on Brazilian port reform: Brazil’s ports are one of the major obstacles to the country’s growth. The country’s 34 ports handle 95 perce...

Latin Business Index 2013: Bad News for Brazil and Uruguay : Chile continues to lead the Latin Business Index for another year, an index which measures the climate for doing bu...

Azevêdo becomes first Latin American head of WTO : Viva o Brasil!

Latin America to grow 3.5 percent this year: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 perc...

Spain drags down LatAm remittance growth in 2012 : Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicl...

The deal of the semester? : Last month Brazil and China announced that they had ratified an agreement to exchange $30 billion worth of their re...

Caracas: the most murderous capital : Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multina...

Latin Legal Stars 2013 : LBC presents its list of the top 50 lawyers working in and with Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013

Latin Wireless Index: Brazilian telecoms down: Brazilian wireless providers were down on the whole in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period...

EU exports to Latin America grew strongly in 2012 : EU sales to the largest Latin American economies increased at relatively stable growth rates last year, but those e...

Latin Business Index 2013: Bad News for Brazil and Uruguay : Chile continues to lead the Latin Business Index for another year, an index which measures the climate for doing bu...

What effect will Argentina’s judicial reforms have for business? : Argentina’s Congress approved broad reforms to the country’s judicial system on Wednesday, which some have warn...

Latin America to grow 3.5 percent this year: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 perc...

Spain drags down LatAm remittance growth in 2012 : Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicl...

Caracas: the most murderous capital : Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multina...

Latin Legal Stars 2013 : LBC presents its list of the top 50 lawyers working in and with Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013

Latin Wireless Index: Brazilian telecoms down: Brazilian wireless providers were down on the whole in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period...

The richest people in Latin America : The fortune of the richest Latin Americans has almost tripled from 2009 to 2012 as it was $123 billion in 2009. Thi...

A record-breaking year for M&A deals : Mergers have grown larger in Latin America. Last June brewer Anheuser Busch InBev agreed to buy the remaining 50 pe...

Educating the Children to Succeed : Education will become one of the main obstacles to competitiveness in Latin America over the next few years. Recent...

Is Mexico the new Detroit? : Mexico is the new Detroit. That was the claim made by Spain’s El País in an article this week in light of two la...

Latin Business Index 2013: Bad News for Brazil and Uruguay : Chile continues to lead the Latin Business Index for another year, an index which measures the climate for doing bu...

Latin America to grow 3.5 percent this year: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 perc...

Spain drags down LatAm remittance growth in 2012 : Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicl...

Cracks in the Pact? : Mexico’s energy reform may be on the rocks due to cracks in the Pact for Mexico, say analysts consulted by Latin ...

Caracas: the most murderous capital : Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multina...

Latin Wireless Index: Brazilian telecoms down: Brazilian wireless providers were down on the whole in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period...

EU exports to Latin America grew strongly in 2012 : EU sales to the largest Latin American economies increased at relatively stable growth rates last year, but those e...

The richest people in Latin America : The fortune of the richest Latin Americans has almost tripled from 2009 to 2012 as it was $123 billion in 2009. Thi...

A record-breaking year for M&A deals : Mergers have grown larger in Latin America. Last June brewer Anheuser Busch InBev agreed to buy the remaining 50 pe...

Assessing one year of the U.S. –Colombia FTA: In the one year since the implementation of the US-Colombia free trade agreement, bilateral trade between the two c...

Latin Business Index 2013: Bad News for Brazil and Uruguay : Chile continues to lead the Latin Business Index for another year, an index which measures the climate for doing bu...

Latin America to grow 3.5 percent this year: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 perc...

Spain drags down LatAm remittance growth in 2012 : Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicl...

Caracas: the most murderous capital : Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multina...

Latin Legal Stars 2013 : LBC presents its list of the top 50 lawyers working in and with Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013

EU exports to Latin America grew strongly in 2012 : EU sales to the largest Latin American economies increased at relatively stable growth rates last year, but those e...

The richest people in Latin America : The fortune of the richest Latin Americans has almost tripled from 2009 to 2012 as it was $123 billion in 2009. Thi...

Bancolombia hungry for new acquisitions? : Bancolombia will not be tempted to move outside its strategically-defined hunting ground: Central America and the n...

Educating the Children to Succeed : Education will become one of the main obstacles to competitiveness in Latin America over the next few years. Recent...

Latin Business Index 2013: Bad News for Brazil and Uruguay : Chile continues to lead the Latin Business Index for another year, an index which measures the climate for doing bu...

Latin America to grow 3.5 percent this year: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should see economic growth of 3.5 percent this year – up from 3 perc...

Spain drags down LatAm remittance growth in 2012 : Remittances to Latin America posted modest growth in 2012 according to the latest data from Latin Business Chornicl...

Caracas: the most murderous capital : Haiti, Venezuela, and Honduras are the most dangerous places in Latin America and the Caribbean for foreign multina...

Latin Legal Stars 2013 : LBC presents its list of the top 50 lawyers working in and with Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013

Latin Wireless Index: Brazilian telecoms down: Brazilian wireless providers were down on the whole in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period...

EU exports to Latin America grew strongly in 2012 : EU sales to the largest Latin American economies increased at relatively stable growth rates last year, but those e...

The richest people in Latin America : The fortune of the richest Latin Americans has almost tripled from 2009 to 2012 as it was $123 billion in 2009. Thi...

A record-breaking year for M&A deals : Mergers have grown larger in Latin America. Last June brewer Anheuser Busch InBev agreed to buy the remaining 50 pe...

Educating the Children to Succeed : Education will become one of the main obstacles to competitiveness in Latin America over the next few years. Recent...

Andean Risks: Ecuador and Bolivia: LBC SPECIALExclusive Analysis

UK Bribe Act Impacts Latin America : BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISORInter-American DialogueBritain's Bribery Act -- what some legal analysts have called "the...

Chavez, Lula, or Humala? : BY ERIC FARNSWORTH

Brazil, Argentina Hit Insurance Markets :

Ecuador: Correa’s Economic Legacy : LBC SPECIALAnalytica

Panama's Dash for Growth : LBC SPECIALKnowledge@Wharton

Venezuela: Hell on Earth : BY WALTER T MOLANO

China: More Latin America Energy Investments: BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISORInter-American Dialogue In 2010, Chinese oil companies spent more than $15 billion on upstr...

Brazil: Lula’s Historic Legacy : BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

U.S.-Panama Trade: A Step Forward: BY JOHN MURPHYThree years and a half years ago, the United States and Panama signed a bilateral trade agreement tha...