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Latin America, a two-speed region
Illustration: ©iStockPhoto.com/FMNG The largest 500 companies in Latin America are growing substantially faster than the countries in which they are based. Welcome the Latin Holdcos, the region’s new...
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Leadership – the key to growth
Big entrepreneurial success stories are becoming more and more common in Latin America. The list of large, efficient international companies has grown, and they have become more relevant to the world...
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A new angle for a story
Illustration: © iStockphoto.com/Wildpixel Over the past three months, I have had the marvelous privilege of speaking with several dozen of the most important businessmen and political leaders in Latin...
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This is what 2014 will look like
ILLUSTRATION: © ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ leszekglasner 2014 looks good for Latin America. The region will grow by 3.5 percent, a touch better than last year. This year’s seven presidential elections won’t...
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From Growth to Prosperity
PHOTO: © ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/HARVEPINO It’s a good time to talk about Latin America. Markets are again moving in its favor. Commodity prices fell by 3.6 percent in the first week of January, against the...
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In dire need of doers
The fairly good economic moment predicted for the coming years will not be enough to produce a deep and lasting social advance in Latin America. One example clearly illustrates this. México’s GDP per...
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Weakening solidarities
The government of Venezuela was unaware of the conversations between the United States and Cuba. The negotiations have in effect divided Havana and Caracas. There will be no regime change in Venezuela...
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The Innovation Imperative, Mañana
Latin Americans have this nasty habit of arriving late. Not to appointments, which some still do, but to the adoption of crucial business practices to make the jump to a new development level. Want...
View ArticleNever let a crisis go to waste
For all practical purposes, the business year is over. There are still two important events pending. The November production peak, followed by the December seasonal consumption expansion, but both...
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In need of leaders who “get it”
A leader is someone who has the ability to make others do things, produce a desired result. He or she is not a person who performs astonishing feats by themselves. That type of person could perhaps be...
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