Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru: Better Together
The following is a communiqué issued on September 21 by the Presidents of Chile, Michelle Bachelet; Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos; Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto & Peru, Ollanta Humala . The Pacific Alliance is achieving significant results. Three years ago, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru decided to move toward deeper economic and commercial integration. The effort was based on our common belief that the free movement of people, goods, services and capital can help us achieve greater welfare and social inclusion…
Peru remains as one of the strongest economies in Latin America
Peru remains as one of the strongest economies in Latin America Peru becomes the third nation in Latin America to earn the coveted “A” grade sovereign rating after Chile and Mexico. Moody’s Investors Service pointed out the falling debt and reduced dependence on metal exports as one of the main reasons for its decision but also the improvement in the government’s balance sheet as well as expectations for faster growth and the impact of initiatives to bolster competitiveness. Ghezzi also pointed…
For decades Switzerland has had bank secrecy. Now it does not. Ouch for the rich and corrupt politicians
What is the affect of those with bank accounts in Switzerland. When Switzerland’s made a decision to accept exchanging banking information, tax and other corporate information with countries with which it has signed agreements to avoid double taxation (including Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay), the financial industry found it must adapt quickly to this new situation or decline. Switzerland has made it clear that it would no longer help its business clients and foreign politicians protect assets not declared…
Why there will be water wars sooner than you think
Water has become a real issue as the people around the world are finding out more and more. New techniques for desalinating ocean waters might be an answer and this might solve the problem of rising ocean levels! Here is a great article from Simon Black who reports on some astounding data from around the world. Shanghai, China A few days ago I had a conversation with the Chief Operating Officer for our agricultural fund in Chile. We were discussing water, and he told me that roughly 60% of California…
Startups businesses surge in South America
(This article was written by Mark Lennon and Christine Magee and was published on July 1, 2014 on CrunchBase, for which they work as analysts.) Winter is coming in South America, but for investors and entrepreneurs things are starting to heat up across the continent. New tech communities are sprouting up in South America to serve the 200M+ population that is increasingly reliant on internet and mobile technology. In June the accelerator program Start-Up Chile announced Generation Ten, its latest batch of…
Why and How to invest in South American Agriculture ?
Many of the topics that were considered fringe in the past but are now coming to reality with the effects of global warming; the morality of food miles when countries use diminishing resources to ship food a long way to any market, geopolitical power shifts, the potential break up and loss of power in the United States, along with the growing power of Asia, Brazil, and the Pacific rim countries, like Australia and Chile, are all topics of hot discussion. GTSA obviously has its own agenda in all this as we see…
What happens to the Soya that South America exports ?
Soya is one of the most rapidly spreading crops in the world, particularly in South America export. The demand continues to rise due to the increased consumption of meat and dairy products and the biofuels boom. It is the crop that provides the largest amount of protein per hectare, and it is used to make fodder for animals, prepared foods, vegetable oil, industrial inputs and recently, biofuel. The principal producing countries are Brazil, the United States and Argentina . These countries lead in exports,…
China needs more of the worlds food, making investing in the Agriculture sector a sure bet
By Ding Xuedong To the people, food is the most important issue under the sky.” So says an old Chinese proverb; but if that is so, the clouds may be darkening. As the world’s population grows – and as its people grow more prosperous and more carnivorous – it will only become more difficult to provide a plentiful supply of food at affordable prices. I n many countries, food security is already an urgent challenge, as the world food price crisis of 2007-08 showed. According to research by the UN Food…
