A first glance on the midterm elections confirms that, in the middle of an unproblematic economy and despite the “Gerrymandering,” which favors votes for Republicans, Trump and his party lost control of the Congress. Even though the Senate is still…
Last week I had the privilege of speaking to the members of the Ibero-American Council for Investment and Talent (CiiTA) in Madrid. The issue that brought us together was the relationship between the United States and Ibero-America, in the context…
Veo, en una fotografía de hace pocas semanas, una calle de Montevideo. Decenas de personas, en su mayoría jóvenes que no esconden su rostro, forman fila a la entrada de una farmacia de nombre Antártida, para comprar hasta 10 gramos…
Could the USA be left out from Nafta? Unlikely. But there is a catch.
Estas últimas semanas en los Estados Unidos han sido, para decirlo rápido, muy duras. Al comentarlo pensamos de inmediato en la tensión que existe con Corea del Norte, razón de sobra para estar agustiados, pues media allí el horror de…
Desde hace una década, aproximadamente, se viene advirtiendo sobre la creciente proyección de China hacia América Latina. Antes de continuar con este artículo es necesario tomar nota: el peso de la economía china en el mundo es enorme. La población…
Mexico has successfully revamped its economy over the last three decades but is increasingly threatened by drug cartels, crime, and corruption. The expansion of lawlessness in certain regions of the country threatens Mexico’s advancements in manufacturing, education, and health care,…
Finally, presidents Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto convened again. The body language wasn’t good, but the meeting was productive. Both leaders agreed on starting talks on renegotiating NAFTA the earliest date available, and that will be on August 16.…
The PRI was the big loser of last year’s elections. Of the 12 governors that were in play, he won five: Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Zacatecas, where he already ruled, Sinaloa and Oaxaca, which he recovered. In contrast, it lost seven state…
In 2010 a Swiss business school named Odebrecht as the world’s best family-run firm. Brazil’s construction giant, Odebrecht, built some of the most crucial infrastructure projects in Latin America. In the region Odebrecht represented development, jobs and with President Inacio…