The national president of the IMEF, Nelly Molina Peralta, said that although in 2016 Mexico will continue to face a difficult economic environment, she stressed that it also represents a growing opportunity as the country continues its transformation to a modern, open economy.

President Evo Morales projected that the nuclear center El Alto will be the “largest in South America.”

For countries like the Dominican Republic, it is paramount to diversify the economy, support medium-sized enterprises and focus on the direction for achieving greater competitiveness.

Fernando Haddad, the mayor of São Paulo, said that the federal government cannot simultaneously tame inflation and stabilize the public debt, and therefore should promote changes in the current economic policy.

Lobby groups often take advantage of weakened governments, and in Brazil that’s not an exception. Amid the current political crisis, the caucus in Congress moved to approve a bill that would modify the Biosecurity Law.

Luis de la Barreda, coordinator of the Human Rights Program of the UNAM, proposes a real debate where the reasons for the legalization of marijuana are based on arguments and not on prejudices or simple inertia.

Microcredit is very effective to support business growth, but in a nation with limited competitiveness and productivity, the success of these programs may be questionable.  

The time saved by not having to go to a store and the ability to check views about a product or service are two of the characteristics that make e-commerce a cornerstone for development.

In search of sustainable and productive sources of income, the Department of Sustainable Development (DDSS) in Marlin Mine supported a group of 20 women seeking to rehabilitate the area with coffee production.

The creative economy is not taken into account in some regions of the world; however, its importance in economic development is beginning to become evident.