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Pablo Carrera Narváez of Mexico's Monterrey Tech: Sharing a Global Vision in Latin America
From Universia-Knowledge@Wharton
Latin American countries need to be more united when it comes to training workforces, developing new businesses and playing a greater role in global education. Indeed, this is a time for collaboration, not individualism, asserts Pablo Carrera Narváez, director of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) in Mexico City. For its part, Monterrey Tech, as it is also known, has 33 campuses across Mexico, as well as in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and most recently Argentina. In an interview with Universia Knowledge@Wharton, Narváez discusses Latin American business education in a changing and challenging world. >>> Go to Full Story >>>
Latin American Journalists Face New Opposition
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO | The New York Times
In recent months, journalists across the region have faced opposition not only from courts but also from the leaders of several countries, who have moved to restrict critical coverage and paint the news media as the enemy.
For the family of José Sarney, Brazil's Senate president, the daily onslaught of newspaper reports about nepotism and corruption accusations against him was too much to bear. So Mr. Sarney's son Fernando, who manages most of the family's private businesses, turned to a federal judge in Brasília, winning an injunction to stop a leading newspaper, O Estado de São Paulo, from publishing any more reports about the allegations.
The court's action, in late July in the midst of a drawn-out battle in the Senate over Mr. Sarney's future, immediately raised cries of censorship. It was widely seen here as a setback after important strides in removing restrictions to a free press, including a decision in April by Brazil's Supreme Court to strike down a dictatorship-era law that imposed harsh penalties for slander and libel.
Beyond Brazil, though, the Sarney case has underscored concerns across Latin America that despite a decade defined by the rise of populist leaders who have promised to help the downtrodden, many judges continue to bow to the whims of the powerful in censoring journalists. >>> Go to Full Story >>>
LATIN AMERICA: Driving Toward Sustainable Business Advantage
Like many other regions impacted by the global economic crisis, investors and business executives across Latin America have been forced to recalculate expectations of return on investment and corporate earnings.
Download the complete white paper here: Latin America Executive Outlook
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The publication of the sixty-first edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, corresponding to 2008-2009, comes at a critical point in the economic development of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Download the complete publication here: Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
The Lauder Global Business Insight Report 2009
Students from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies report on companies and industries that they analyzed during a summer immersion program in 12 countries around the world. Their articles offer a window into the changing global economy, including the promise of Brazilian technology in the field of organic, and the dilemmas facing the Mexican oil industry. The articles are part of the Lauder Global Business Insight program.
