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Latin America

Luis Madrazo Lajous, former Chief Economist of Mexico’s Ministry of Finance: Exclusive Interview

Until earlier this year, Luis Madrazo Lajous ran Mexico’s economic and fiscal policies; then he quit to join the presidential campaign of José Antonio Meade. In the run-up to next […]

Repainting Havana

The Cuban economy, like the country’s capital city, is in urgent need of a thorough refurbishment. And this week, the national assembly will elect a new leader – ending the […]

Latin America sets the pace on environmental taxes

Several Latin American countries have introduced ambitious green tax reforms. Gavin O’Toole learns the lessons for others keen to push their economies towards environmental sustainability The pioneering introduction of carbon […]

Direct cash transfers – lessons from the frontline

For two decades, Latin American countries have used cash payments to encourage school attendance and strengthen public health. As international development bodies and city administrations pick up the idea, Gavin […]

Brazil announces $64bn infrastructure project

The president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff has announced new tax concessions that she hopes will bring in R$198 ($64bn) of investment into road, railways, ports and airports. Rousseff made the […]

El Salvador signs multilateral convention to fight tax evasion

El Salvador has become the latest country joining international efforts to fight offshore tax evasion. The Central American nation yesterday signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax […]

Mexico – Does More Trade Make It A Better Place To Work?

The second United States-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) started on 6 January 2015. President Barack Obama and President Enrique Pena Nieto are meeting to discuss, among other things, how […]

The Recession and Obesity – How One Can Feed The Other

Graham Scott explores the connections between poverty, obesity and recession. The recession which started in 2007 has seen many predictable outcomes. One is that people are finding it harder to […]

Digital Democracy: a new way to engage citizens?

Can the work of global governments ever be interesting enough for social media? The UK Parliament certainly hopes so, as Eleanor Goodison reports A revolution may be about to take […]

Forum: To cut or not to cut?

Do public sector cuts help drive growth, or put the brakes on recovery? Tim Gibson invites you to enter the debate Even though the global economy appears to have turned […]