Entire region
More than two thirds of people living in Chile, Ecuador and Mexico are overweight or obese, costing their economies tens of billions of dollars every year, driving rates of disease and straining health services, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. Read more: http://news.trust.org/item/20170425173713-munj7
As the digital currency matures, Latin America is ripe for adoption.
During a speech on Monday at the Organization of American States, US Secretary of State John Kerry declared that the Monroe Doctrine, dating back to 1823, has officially ended. After the introduction of the Monroe Doctrine by James Monroe, in the nineteenth century, influence from outside powers in Central and South America had been strategically…
As a region, Latin America ranks ahead of only Africa in the 2013 International Property Rights Index (IPRI), released this past week.
According to public data from the Worldbank, total combined GDP for Latin America & the Caribbean grew from $78.5 billion in 1960, to $5.65 trillion in 2011 representing an increase from just 5.82% of global GDP in 1960, to 8.07% in 2011.
GDP Per Capita for Latin America and the Caribbean as a single region is projected to increase from $9980 USD in 2010, to $12,000 in 2020 representing an increase of 120%, with a growth rate lagging behind most of the world according to data from The Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures. The chart below…
Despite mounting evidence of Iranian support for terrorist organizations and growing ties in Latin America, Vice President Joe Biden said to reporters last Wednesday that “People talk about Hezbollah. They talk about Iranian support for weapons and the rest. I guarantee you, Iran will not be able to pose a hemispheric threat to the United…
Latin America as a region accounts for more than three trillion dollars annually. Of course, Brazil is a powerhouse economically; however, as indicated by the charts below, the Amazonian nation suffers from a chronically now income per capita. Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile are all expected to have growth rates over 5% annually. Argentina has…
With the introduction of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, influence from outside powers in Central and South America had been strategically limited to the United States. It is a doctrine that shaped the Cold War, and has served to deter international meddling in Central and South America. Recently, influence is growing from unexpected regions; notably, from…
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