Latin America

A mixed year ahead for Latin American economies

Brazilian economist predicts Brazil will have to make big adjustments in its economic model.

International Trade

Town hall meeting focuses on importance of trade to Florida economy

British Consul General Kevin McGurgan said at the Miami meeting that jobs will be created and trade will surge under a proposed transatlantic trade pact.

Brazil | News analysis

Protests highlight grievances of Brazil’s emerging middle class

After a day of crisis meetings, President Dilma Rousseff pledged to improve public services in the wake of spreading protests throughout Brazil.

Trade

Smaller companies urged to break into the markets of the Americas

At Trade Américas Expo, creating opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses to export was the topic of the day.

Cuba

Cuba, US discuss resuming direct mail; migration talks to be held next month

Talks began Tuesday on resuming direct mail service between the two countries and sources say bilateral talks on migration will be held in July.

Colombian ‘Endeavor’ company breaking into Miami alongside the entrepreneurship foundation

As Endeavor prepares to open its Miami office to mentor high-impact entrepreneurs, here’s a look at how the global nonprofit works in Colombia, where it launched in 2006.

Pacific Alliance Summit

Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining Pacific Alliance bloc

At the Pacific Alliance meeting in Colombia, the presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala said they hoped to join the bloc within months

CUBA

Canadian goes on trial in Havana for corruption scandal

Sarkis Yacoubian says he will plead guilty to one charge, but that he’s innocent of other corruption charges

Pacific Alliance Summit

In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out

The four nations of the Pacific Alliance — Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru — are holding a summit in Colombia Thursday. Can the bloc turn into the regional juggernaut it aspires to be?

PORTMIAMI

Army Corps of Engineers awards contract to deepen Miami port

A dredging contract ws awarded to make the port’s channels deep enough for the ships that will traverse an expanded Panama Canal

Colombia

U.S. exports gain in first year of U.S.-Colombia trade pact

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement marked its first anniversary Wednesday.

World Trade

Brazilian will be the first Latin American to head the WTO

Roberto Azevêdo, a career diplomat, will take the reins at a time when the world trading system is at a crossroads.

International trade

World Trade Month celebrates global ties

A series of international events will be held in South Florida in May

REMITTANCES

IDB: Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean on the upswing

A new Inter-American Development Bank report shows remittances sent to the region in 2012 reached $61.3 billion — a slight increase

In My Opinion

Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America’s fastest-growing economies of 2013

New economic projections from the World Bank and the United Nations show that Latin America countries will keep growing at moderate rates this year, except for the booming economies of three countries that start with the letter P — Paraguay, Panama and Peru.

design

The art of the mola comes from Panama’s Guna women

Sculptures in cloth are all-purpose pieces traditionally made by Guna women from the San Blas Islands

International Trade

New IDB study offers a prescription for growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Rethinking Reforms study says Latin American and Caribbean nations needs to increase productivity, improve education and reform labor markets and tax collections

Haiti

Haitian government: Welcome to Hugo Chávez International Airport

Newly renovated airport in Haiti’s second largest city will bear the name of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Haitian prime minister says.

Ports

Port executives say a funding gap for port upgrades could hurt U.S. competitiveness

Port-authority directors, bankers, and maritime-industry executives met in Miami to discuss how to ready U.S. ports for shifts in global-trade patterns.