Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
 Columnist; Thomas Manning
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Mexico's New President Isn't Afraid Of A Fight. Now He Has To Deal With Donald Trump.

MEXICO CITY — The last two times he ran for president, he held strong to the ideology that his base ascribed to. During his third and final run, he conceded to the old-school gatekeepers of Mexico — and won.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s constituency forgave his contradictions and swept him, overwhelmingly, to victory. In that way, he is a lot like his US counterpart, President Donald Trump, who promised to “drain the swamp” but instead brought the swamp with him.

​López Obrador, or AMLO, as he is popularly known, had been expected to win with 50% of the vote in the polls. Now that he’s been granted the most powerful mandate of any president in this country’s history, he will have to confront a deeply hostile US president fixated on a contentious border wall and the domestic economy. A relationship between the two leaders will be unavoidable, with the two countries’ economies, public safety challenges, and, in many cases, families inextricably intertwined on a daily basis, and also likely marked by tension.

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​OBITUARY - New Zealand Herald Notice

The Transpacific Business Digest is saddened to report one of our Founding Associates, David Reade passed away on 26 June after a battle with cancer.

David, a UK-trained, award-winning journalist and a former Director of the Latin America New Zealand Business Council, was a leading exponent for closer relations between New Zealand and Latin America and he built the largest database of Latin America media practitioners in the world.
Latin America trade trifecta in sight for New Zealand
Columnist; Thomas Manning
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS


From Left: HE José Gerardo Traslosheros Hernández, Ambassador of Mexico; HE Paulo Cesar de Camargo, Ambassador of Brazil; Rachel Williams, director Viva Expeditions Limited; HE Fausto Mariano López Crozet, Ambassador of Argentina; Cuban Chargé d'Affaires, Saimin Fis Abad; HE Rodrigo Espinosa, Ambassador of Chile at a meeting on July 10 to discuss the promotion of Latin America, the Caribbean and Antarctica as tourist destinations to New Zealanders.

NZ Ambassador to Bolivia, HE Jacqui Caine  (2nd from Right) in La Paz meeting TECHO Bolivia, a NZ Embassy Fund recipient, which is building a community centre using eco-bricks made out of recycled plastic bottles collected by private institutions and the Chicani Qyloma Community.

BUENOS AIRES' HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 
The Estrugamou (photo left) is inhabited by the high society of Buenos Aires.  The emblematic Kavanagh Building, (photo centre) located in Florida 1065 is a symbol of the architecture of Buenos Aires and the reference of the Art Deco movement.  Raggio Palace (photo right) the French style building located in the very heart of the Porteño neighborhood of Monserrat-on the corner of Bolivar and Moreno   

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

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Why is BRAZIL so expensive?
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​Lately, we hear a lot if news about corruption, urban violence and political crisis in Brazil. Nonetheless, there is another important characteristic of Brazil that is not so much covered by media: their relatively high cost of living. Brazil is, by far, the most expensive country in South America. But their salaries are not that high. In fact, other countries in the region have way better wages...
EL SALVADOR: The Most Violent Country in the World?

​El Salvador is a tropical country where you can find stunning beaches like these, as well as magnificent nature reserves like this one, and amazing cultural remains. And in 2017 this country is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Peace Agreements which put an end to the bitter and cruel civil war which last more than 12 years and caused more than 70,000 deaths although it is hard to celebrate when you look at the current situation that El Salvador finds itself in.
Trade war deadline is here

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​A weekly New Zealand Herald Videocast about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 
LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Latin America’s recovery on weaker footing
 
July 11, 2018 - Comprehensive national accounts data from across the region confirmed that Latin America’s recovery lost steam at the start of the year. Regional GDP increased a moderate 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter, matching last month’s preliminary reading and marking a slowdown from the fourth quarter’s 2.0% expansion. Over half of the region’s economies—including major players Brazil and Mexico—lost steam in the period, although the downturn was also influenced by unfavorable calendar effects.



Mexico Tops Latin America FDI Confidence

Despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the July presidential elections, Mexico now tops FDI confidence in Latin America, according to the latest FDI Confidence Index from A.T. Kearney.

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