Luis Martínez is originally from Bogota, but life’s twists and turns meant that he ended up working as an administrative employee at a bank in Canada for 13 years. Back then, he might not have imagined that he would become an entrepreneur, but he was definitely already a technology enthusiast. While he was working at the bank, he learned to program and got interested in new … [Read more...] about From Employee to Entrepreneur: How a Colombian Business Owner Beat Prejudice to Become a Creative in the World of Animation and Augmented Reality
Trade Promotion
Connecting the Trade Dots in Latin America and the Caribbean
As trade policymakers gather in Geneva for the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017, it is an opportune moment to consider the inter-related aspects of the Global Review’s theme: “Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness, and Connectivity for Sustainable Development”. Trade can be an engine for economic growth and development as it provides economic actors with improved opportunities to … [Read more...] about Connecting the Trade Dots in Latin America and the Caribbean
Staying afloat? Opportunities in the Maritime Transport Sector in the Americas
In the first quarter of 2017, global trade experienced an uptick in the value of goods being traded. This rise, the first since 2014, is the result of higher commodity prices and slightly stronger demand from emerging economies. Prior to this – between the great recession and 2014 – global trade expanded robustly both in terms of value and volume. This volatility in global … [Read more...] about Staying afloat? Opportunities in the Maritime Transport Sector in the Americas
The Role of Imports in Exporter Performance in Peru
[gdlr_notification icon="icon-flag" type="color-background" background="#FF8C00" color="#ffffff"]If you would like to know more about the topic, subscribe to our list here and be the first one to receive our Trade Trend Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be published on May 22.[/gdlr_notification] Supported by the commodities boom and a raft of policy … [Read more...] about The Role of Imports in Exporter Performance in Peru
Four Core Features for a Smart Regionalism: MERCOSUR Futures
We are living through a technological revolution, so does it make sense to think about integration in Latin America the way we did 25 years ago? Back then, when the MERCOSUR was created, there was no e-commerce, no sharing economy, no Internet of Things, and no artificial intelligence. Big data for logistics was science fiction and no one had heard of additive manufacturing. … [Read more...] about Four Core Features for a Smart Regionalism: MERCOSUR Futures