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1 December 2018
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'Demented Reef Fish'
Columnist Thomas Manning

LATIN AMERICAN COMMENTARY
Columnist; Thomas Manning

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​Latin American trade trifecta
​for New  Zealand
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Muy simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
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Demented Reef Fish
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New broom in Mexico good news for New Zealand
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Trump fire risks
​Latin American fury
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Transpolar flight grows NZ trade opportunities in Latin America
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FEATURE STORIES
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Argentine President Macri has got a lot to lose from the G20 summit

Almost by definition, political acts are measured on the basis of whether they add to or subtract from an overall strategy that is directly tied to maintain or exert power. The G20 Leaders Summit in Buenos Aires will be no different, as the relative costs and benefits for Mauricio Macri are tallied. On the face of it, Argentina’s president has a lot more to lose as he hosts the likes of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, with the domestic economy in the midst of a painful economic crisis and the global agenda more focused on how to deal with protectionism than on delivering investments to developing countries...
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Agustino Fontevecchia - Buenos Aires Times

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Embraer E190-E2: The aircraft paint job with bite

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is certainly turning heads with the paint job for one of its new E190-E2. The jet is nicknamed the "Shark Profit Hunter"and it's appearing at air shows around the world. The E190-E2 gets rid of the dreaded middle-seat in a 2-2 configuration and can carry up to 150 passengers...

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New Zealand deepens connections with Peru at APEC Leaders’ Week

NZ Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters signed an air services agreement with his Peruvian counterpart, Néstor Popolizio at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Week in Port Moresby on Nov. 16...


Mexico triples estimate for biggest onshore discovery in 25 years

Houston Chronicle


How to Respond to Chinese Investment in Latin America

FP


Brazil​'s Odebrecht 'close' to reaching leniency accord with Argentina

Reuters


Mexicans approve new president AMLO's proposals in referendum

Associated Press


A Monthly Flight from Cordoba, Argentina to Malvinas is Coming

The Bubble


Cuba​ president greets returning doctors after Brazil​ feud

Business Standard


Bahamas poised to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ of the Caribbean

The Miami Times


Citi & Banco Guayaquil $20 Million Agreement for Microfinance in Ecuador

QAOnline


Belize congratulates and welcomes Aeromexico

Breaking Belize News


Business as usual expected with Brazil’s new central bank chief
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Financial Times

Bolivian river port offers landlocked nation alternative route to sea

UNCTAD

NZ partners with Chile to save the endangered albatross

NZ Herald
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUSINESS NEWS BY COUNTRY  

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New Broom in Mexico is Good News for New Zealand
 Columnist; Thomas Manning
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS
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GTSA News Blog: Buenos Aires: Palacio Álzaga Unzué: The most luxurious wedding gift in Argentina’s history

On May 8th, 1916, there was a large party in Buenos Aires. Two offspring of the aristocracy, Félix Saturnino de Álzaga Unzué, 31, and Elena Peña Unzué, 24, were married with all pomp and ceremony in the Church of St. Augustine.
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As corresponding to a wedding of that rank, the couple received innumerable gifts. But nothing was like the gift of the groom that he gave to his new wife: a superb palace a few meters from the exclusive Avenue Alvear, in the neighborhood of Retiro, which to this day still surprises many by its noble Porte.

The contrast between the red of the brick and the grey of the stone, in the English academic style; The Corinthian columns that Lord at the main entrance of Cerrito Street; The ornamentation reloaded from the Frontis, with vegetal elements, shields, and figureheads; The Apizarrado ceiling and its elegant attics. Everything on the facade of the building refers to abundance and ostentation.
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These LatAm countries rank among the happiest places on earth
Latin Americans, on a whole, seem to be a much happier crowd than folks living in the United States, a new global survey suggests. And the same is true even for those living in countries known for violent drug wars and sputtering economies.

The Annual End of Year Survey for 2015 by Gallup and WIN, an international market-research association, asked people in 68 countries whether they’re happy with their lives and if they feel optimistic about their nation’s economic situation.

The results might come as a surprise, especially to people in the United States, who tend to think they have things better off than the rest of the world.

But maybe not. The happiest nation in the world, according to the survey’s ranking, is Colombia, which topped the charts with an impressive 87% of respondents saying they’re happy. Only 2% of Colombians say they’re unhappy. That puts the South American nation’s “net happiness score” at 85%. - Fusion.tv

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 Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
 Columnist; Thomas Manning

​VIDEO - LATAM/NZ BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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São Paulo: South America's MEGACITY

São Paulo, Brazil is the largest metropolis in the Americas and the economic engine of the world’s sixth most-populous country.


Maracaibo, the story of Venezuela's collapse

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Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela. Its residents face soaring inflation, widespread poverty and shortages. Under Hugo Chavez, Venezuela based its economy on oil exports. But the fall in oil prices led to a crippling economic crisis. Most people can no longer afford to buy food and the fishermen of Lake Maracaibo resort to smuggling to sell their meagre catch in neighbouring Colombia. 
LVR lending restrictions to be eased

​​A weekly New Zealand Herald  Videocast  about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 

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Latin America trade trifecta in sight for New Zealand
Columnist; Thomas Manning
LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Recovery stalls in third quarter
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Incoming data suggests that the Latin American economy remained soft in the third quarter. FocusEconomics estimates that regional GDP growth (excluding Venezuela) remained broadly unchanged, inching up from Q2’s 1.7% to 1.8% year-on-year. The second quarter’s result had marked the worst performance in one year as shocks in major-players Argentina and Brazil held back growth.  Preliminary data revealed that growth was stable in Mexico in the third quarter. The economy grew a solid 2.6% annually, with the services sector in the drivers’ seat amid higher consumer sentiment following the end of the country’s turbulent election cycle. Faster growth in the agricultural sector also supported activity, while mining activity was subdued due to weak oil and gas output...
  

Mexico’s AMLO: A New Chavez or Lula?

Will Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who in December assumes the presidency of Latin America’s second-largest economy, become a new Hugo Chavez (the man who ruined Venezuela’s once-prosperous economy) or a new Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (the leftist firebrand who in the end implemented relatively pragmatic economic policies and presided over Brazil’s best economic performance in 25 years)?
What is certain so far is that Mexico is in for more uncertainty than it has seen in a while.  Although Lopez Obrador (popularly known as AMLO) was seen as a pragmatic mayor of capital Mexico City in 2000 to 2005, he has scared investors with his threats against Mexico’s historic energy liberalization and construction of the new, $13 billion Mexico City international airport...

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Transpolar flight grows NZ trade opportunities in Latin America
Columnist; Thomas Manning

NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS & PRESS RELEASES
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CUBA IN NEW ZEALAND

  1. In 2019 Cuba celebrates 20 years of diplomatic relations with Aotearoa New Zealand. To commemorate this event, the Cuban Embassy is partnering with Havana Coffee Works to launch a Cuba Photo Contest.
  2. ​On October 22, 2018. Cuban Third Secretary Saimin Fis Abad paid a visit to the city of Blackball, birthplace of the Labor Party in New Zealand.
  3. Cuban Culture Day celebration in Wellington 
  4. Wellington, September 11th, 2018. Cuba and New Zealand signed an extension of a cooperation agreement to support Cuban medical assistance in the Pacific.

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Business News and information from the NZ Government


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​New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, November 2018
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​​LANZBC November 2018 Newsletter

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South America Land Prices Review



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© is a free fortnightly E-digest aggregating New Zealand - Latin American Business News, Economic Analysis, Market Reports & Video published by Manning Group Limited and edited by Thomas Manning who has advised on and managed projects for New Zealand companies in Latin America for over 30 years,  Thomas is a former Vice President of the Latin America New Zealand Business Council and is a Buenos Aires Times Columnist who also writes regularly for EMA's BusinessPLus Magazine. Thomas' Linkedin Profile & Media Archive
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archive
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15 November 18 - Panama: How a country of chaos became a bridge across the Americas
1 November 2018 - Ultra Right Wing Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil Presidency by Large Margin
15 October 2018 - 'Demented Reef Fish' - Foreign investment markets seek safe haven in US bonds causing massive devaluation in Argentina
1 October 2018 - Fonterra's milk payments in Chile spawn breakaway co-op plan
15 September 2018 - Argentina's currency woes deepen crisis
1 September 2018 - NZ Public Company Vista's profit climbs on Mexican Cinema Acquisition
15 August 2918 - Costa Rica's Wellness Tourism sector gets a boost
1 August 2018 - Cristina Kirchner will run for President of Argentina in 2019
15 July 2018 - Venezuela's latest desperate plan
1 July 2018 - AMLO Sweeps to Mexican Presidency in Historic Landslide
15 June 2018 - 'Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau' - BusinessPlus Magazine Columnist Thomas Manning's Interview with Fletcher Tabuteau, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs
1 June 2018 - Chile central bank won't overreact to peso weakness: governor
15 May 2018 - Venezuela Inflation 13,000 %
1 May 2018 - Cuba's new President takes Office
15 April 2018 - US relations with Latin America have soured
1 April 2018 - NZ's first resident Ambassador in Colombia H.E. Lucy Duncan presents her credentials to President Manuel Santos
15 March 2018 - ​Mexico's cinema powerhouse: 'The Three Amigos' who have swept the Oscars; the latest with 'The Shape of Water'
1 March 2018 - Galapagos Islands fights temptation of lucrative mass tourism

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