Latin America

Corruption as the Scourge of Development: The Case of Venezuela

Corruption is the scourge of development. From outright stealing and cooking the books to kickbacks and price-fixing; corruption permeates some…

11 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: China, Brazil – Two Tales of a Growth Slowdown

China and Brazil are both facing a growth slowdown, as compared to the period prior to the global financial crisis.…

11 years ago

Female Head of Petrobras is the ‘Inside Outsider’

As the first female CEO of a major global oil company appointed by Brazil’s first female president, there has been…

11 years ago

Revenue Watch: 4 out of 5 Companies Fail in Good Governance

The Resource Governance Index (RGI) measures the quality of governance in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries.…

12 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Fiscal Policy Redux

As part of their response to negative shocks coming from advanced economies after the Lehman Brothers' collapse in 2008, most…

12 years ago

Expo 2020: Selecting the Host City

Brazil, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates have all officially bid to host Expo 2020 by the 02…

12 years ago

Dieck-Assad, Academic at the Heart of Government

Dr. Maria de Lourdes Dieck-Assad is the rector of EGADE, one of Latin America's leading business schools. It is always…

12 years ago

Vladimir Putin Talks About BRICS

BRICS' relatively new phenomenon attracts increased global attention due to the optimistic predictions about its development, especially against the backdrop…

12 years ago

The IMF on Prospects for Growth: Latin America & Caribbean

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to pick up from 3 percent in 2012 to 3½ percent…

12 years ago

CFI.co Meets Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres

Expertise Luis has extensive experience in Tax consultancy in both domestic and international tax fields, including corporate and commercial, mergers…

12 years ago