The daily Latin America Advisor is pleased to announce that Merike Blofield has joined its board of advisors. She is Director of the Institute for Latin American Studies at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), and Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg.Read more +
Covid-19 has accelerated digitalization all over the world. Things that chief technology officers had planned to be implemented in years had to be put in place in weeks, or even days. E-commerce, e-payments, remote work, video calls and streaming are now essential parts of our social and productive lives. Indeed, some in-person activities are gradually coming back, but a significant part of our day-to-day activities will likely become digital forever.Read more +
Analia Gonzalez, the leader of BakerHostetler’s Latin America Arbitration and Litigation team, has joined the Board of Advisors of the Dialogue’s weekly Energy Advisor publication.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor’s latest video features Karim Lesina, chief external affairs officer at Millicom. Lesina spoke with Advisor editor Gene Kuleta in October about the role of technology in Latin America's economic recovery.Read more +
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A Latin America Advisor interview on nearshoring with Tara Hariharan, managing director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP.Read more +
The Inter-American Development Bank recently released a study, which Netflix supported, that found that approximately $5.7 billion was invested in audiovisual production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019. But in order to fully take off in Latin America, the industry requires more investment, new skills and smart regulation. This article focuses on so-called regulatory “sandboxes,” which could be a step toward improving regulation of the audiovisual digital sector.Read more +
We are pleased to announce that Barbara Kotschwar has joined the board of advisors of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor publication. Kotschwar is the executive director of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, where she heads a team of experts in the fields of payments, economic policy, technology and security…Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Pamela K. Starr, professor at the University of Southern California, about Mexico’s midterm elections.Read more +
