World Policy Institute (blog) | 10 Latin American Women to Watch in 2014 World Policy Institute (blog) There are more women in political office in Latin America than on any other continent. Yet the continent's traditional patriarchal structure limits possibilities for further advances. Despite this, strides are being made as certain women are ... |
Cuba Formalizes Tax Holiday For Foreign Investment In Mixed-Ownership ... Fox News Latino HAVANA – Cuba's government on Wednesday published the text of a new law that seeks to make it more attractive for foreign investors to bring badly needed capital to the island. It will take effect in late June. The law was approved by parliament and ... |
eTurboNews | Colombia reaching out for business travelers eTurboNews Luis German Restrepo, executive director USA for Proexport Colombia (the government agency in charge of promoting trade, tourism and investment in the country) and Camilo Duque, the leisure tourism director, explained why Colombia is growing for a ... Colombia's Numbers on the Rise Colombia Steps Up Outreach for Business Travel |
KMVT | Chobani moving into Asia, Latin America Rochester Democrat and Chronicle “Asia and Latin America have untold possibility for Chobani and our expansion in these regions furthers our business opportunities and builds on our founding mission to provide better food for more people,” said David Denholm, President and COO Chobani ... Chobani Announces Plans To Distribute To Asia And Latin America UPDATE: Chobani hits Latin America, eyes Caribbean Chobani generates explosive growth in Australia, unveils aggressive expansion ... |
Our Bello column on Chile (April 5th 2014) said that the country’s proposed tax reforms would mean shareholders would be taxed on corporate profits they did not receive as dividends. Although firms would be required to pay personal income tax on behalf of shareholders on undistributed profits, shareholders will not need to stump up their own cash.
KARLA BLANCO started working for Intel in 1997, when the microchip giant opened its factory in the Costa Rican rainforest. She was hired as a customs and trade expert and quickly climbed the professional ladder. After 17 years with the company, Ms Blanco is one of thousands of Costa Ricans whose lives have been changed by the microchip industry. She now speaks fluent English and Portuguese, holds a master’s degree in international business and serves as Intel’s corporate affairs director for Central America and the Caribbean.The future looked bright, both for Ms Blanco and for Costa Rica. But on April 8th Intel announced plans to close its Costa Rican factory and move its operations to Malaysia, Vietnam and China. By the end of the year 1,500 jobs will have been lost. Ms Blanco has been dealing with a torrent of bewildered workers and media inquiries. “It’s been really painful,” she says.The pain will be felt across the economy. Intel’s operations in Costa Rica are worth around $2 billion a year, making up about 20% of the country’s exports. The firm accounted for 11% of net foreign direct investment in 2000-12. Intel says it will hire another 200 staff to work in its engineering and global-services units in the country, which currently employ around 1,200 people. Nonetheless Henry Mora, a congressman and economic adviser to the incoming government, estimates that the...
RT (blog) | Cuba's economic reforms: Socialism with neoliberal characteristics? RT (blog) Cuban authorities have acknowledged the difficulties posed by maintaining massive subsidies across various sectors, and plan to transfer up to 40 percent of the workforce into the private sector by 2015, where workers will be expected to pay taxes on ... Cuba's bold new moves... |
Game on: Caribbean casinos are hot USA TODAY Gaming isn't new to the islands: it was the big draw at the Tropicana night club in pre-Castro Cuba. It was the inspiration for the .... It's reportedly the largest tourism development project in the Western Hemisphere underway at this time. Even the ... |
Suffolk News-Herald | The trees are alive … Suffolk News-Herald They breed in the United States and Canada during our summer, before wintering in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. “The first big waves of them were noticeable early last week,” Freeman said. “They are tiny birds; they will be ... |
Chinadaily USA | Solar power surging in Latin America with World Cup fever Chinadaily USA As Chinese investment in the Latin American region grows, the energy sector is emerging as a field that Chinese investors - solar companies in particular - can tap into and produce win-win results. Yingli's partnership formed last year with Renova ... |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Trading Places: Latin America Model for Asia? Wall Street Journal (blog) For years, the fast-growing Asian tigers have been held out as the model for economic development. Now, as inequality becomes a greater focus for policy makers, Asian countries facing a widening wealth gap are being urged to look at Latin America ... Syngenta First quarter 2014: sales $4.7 billion |
