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Francisco J. Sánchez: Why the Business World Needs to Pay Attention to Latin America

Francisco J Sanchez Cns Global Advisors
May 07, 2015

Recent headlines out of Latin America can’t detract from the larger story of growth.

 
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Lessons from Latin America on STEM Education

January 07, 2015
If math wasn’t your favorite subject in school, you’re hardly alone. But sometimes it just takes one good teacher to open a child’s eyes to the opportunities that an education in math and science can open up.
 
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Francisco J. Sánchez: Synchronized Factories — The Key to Latin America’s Industrial Future

Francisco J Sanchez Cns Global Advisors
December 29, 2014
In 2005, Bombardier, the Canadian aerospace and transportation company, opened the doors of a factory in Querétaro, Mexico. At the time, the move seemed like a serious gamble. Though Mexico offered low wages compared to Canada, could it provide Bombardier with the environment required for such a highly technical manufacturing plant?
 

Almost 10 years later, it is clear that the gamble paid off. The factory has flourished and employs more than 1,800 workers. Bombardier continues to generate profits from its Mexico plants and is expanding there.
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Andrew Tatem: How Mobiles Could Aid Disaster Response

Andrew Tatem Worldpop
December 19, 2014
There are now more mobile phones in use than there are people in the world to use them — some 7.2 billion phones. Mobile phones are becoming integral parts of our lives, penetrating into areas of the developing world that lack much of the fixed infrastructure taken for granted elsewhere. This makes them an excellent potential source of information about population movements.
 
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Kenneth Herd: Technology for Brazil, Technology for the World

Kenneth Herd GE
November 13, 2014
As Brazil sets its sights on becoming one the world’s top five oil producers by the end of the next decade, it is also demonstrating global leadership in another key area — innovation.
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