Published by El Economista WASHINGTON- Estados Unidos mantendrá la misma política hacia América Latina al margen de los resultados de la docena de comicios presidenciales que ya han comenzado en la región, en la que candidatos de izquierda se perfilan como favoritos. Larry Byrnes, presidente del liberal Consejo de Asuntos Hemisféricos (COHA) de Washington, dijo a Notimex que al margen de los resultados electorales en la región, “no hay esperanza” de que el presidente...
On July 30, the Mexican central bank reported that remittances coming from oversees nations—mainly the U.S.—have dropped 2.9 percent this year. This was the first decline since the practice began being accurately measured. In 2007, remittances flowing into Mexico reached an all time high of $23.98 billion, but Mexican officials recently predicted a decline this year of 1.5 to 2 percent as a result of the United States’ housing crisis and soaring food prices....
To the outrage of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Vice President Julio Cobos cast the decisive vote on July 17 against her plan to increase the export tax on grains being shipped abroad, effectively putting a full stop to a very tense domestic situation. As a result, Argentina today is considerably more tranquil now that the hostile demonstrations and strikes by Argentine farmers, which led to chaos in the domestic and overseas food markets,...
While the structure of Chile’s elementary and secondary education has changed considerably since the demise of the Pinochet dictatorship, the Chilean system is currently undergoing intense scrutiny due to the recent mass student protests against President Bachelet’s proposed 2006 education policy, Ley General de Educación (LGE). This General Education bill promises to eliminate discriminatory admissions policies at Chile’s primary, secondary, and tertiary education levels, and establishes a National Education Council to further advance school...
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations collapsed today, July 29, after nine days of intense negotiations. Trade ministers from approximately 35 countries struggled to salvage the stalled seven-year-old Doha round. Optimistic signs and compromises surfaced as a result of last weekend’s supposed breakthrough, but these were soon followed by stubborn accusations from a number of combative nations, including the United States, China, and India. Constructing a 153-country consensus now seems even more cumbersome and talks...
