Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA is cutting back flights to return to profitability, the Brazilian airline said on Tuesday as it reported a steep quarterly loss. Gol posted a fourth-quarter net loss of 447 million reais ($222 mln), according to a securities filing, compared with a year-earlier profit of 54 million reais. The airline is [...]
PROTESTS by indigenous groups are par for the course in Latin American countries like Bolivia and Peru. But at the northern end of the American continent, Canada’s First Nations have their own gripes. This week’s issue of The Economist checks in on the relationship between the country’s government and its native peoples. It also includes [...]
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Mexico’s drug war, Brazilian banks, Fujimori’s pardon request and talks with the FARC Oct 19th 2012, 17:03 by The Economist online THE Mexican government has killed or captured 25 of its 37 most-wanted men in the drug war. This week’s issue of The Economist asks whether going after kingpins does any good. It also includes [...]
ON OCTOBER 10th Brazil’s Central Bank cut its policy interest rate for the tenth time in just over a year, to 7.25%. The move surprised analysts, since rates were already historically low and inflation above the centre of the monetary-policy committee’s 2.5-6.5% target. Neither economic growth, likely to finish the year at an anaemic 1.5%, [...]
The road ahead Aug 16th 2012, 16:27 by The Economist online OUR correspondents discuss whether the new investment in Brazil’s infrastructure announced by president Dilma Rousseff can help boost the country’s stalled economy Article source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/americasview/2012/08/investing-brazils-infrastructure?fsrc=rss
A three-dimensional approach to development is now needed – one that combines social, economic and environmental concerns By: Antonio Patriota Rio+20 is a landmark for the future. As more than 190 countries gather in Rio, we are witnessing a historic moment. The recent global crisis has shown that old-fashioned views about development are misleading. It [...]