Tendencias articles from November 2003

Tendencias archives from November 2003

Latin America and the Caribbean look at launching '3G'.(analysis of economic development in Mexico under President Vicente Fox, forecasts; political participation, reforms, and effects on economy)(economic conditions in rest of Latin America)
November 17, 2003... It is all too common for Latin American politicians to live in rosy denial of their nation's economic plight. Latin voters, long accustomed to incompetent or unscrupulous government, can be surprisingly optimistic, even when facing dire...

Latin America looks at launching '3G'.(launching of third-generation telecommunication systems, services)(governmental policies and competition between service providers)
November 17, 2003... Mobile telecom operators in Latin America and the Caribbean are locked in a war of innovation as they try to increase their shares of the subscriber base. Announcing commitments to bring next-generation technologies to the region is a common...

One little piggy went to the FREE market, and one little piggy stayed home: will Brazil join the FTAA?(Free Trade Area of the Americas)
November 17, 2003... On the eve of the FTAA Ministerial meetings in Miami, all eyes are on the US and Brazil, which are fittingly the co-chairs of the event. The simmering discord between the two governments came to a head at the WTO summit in Cancun, where Brazil...