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15 November 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
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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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Mexican dispute halts avocado exports

A price dispute between avocado producers in Mexico's heartland for production and packing companies has brought exports of the fruit to a halt...
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WTHR.COM

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IMF sees Argentine economic recovery starting in Q2

Argentina’s deepening recession will continue through the first quarter before the economy sees a sustained and gradual recovery, the International Monetary Fund said, while outlining a long list of threats to that rebound...

The Star Online 
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Mexico’s next president wants to sell US$392 million Dreamliner jet

Selling Mexico’s presidential jet was part of a package of populist pledges that Lopez Obrador – or Amlo, as he is best known – made ahead of his landslide election victory in July...


China pledges $150 million aid to El Salvador as relationship deepens

Stuff


A secret weapon on Venezuelan oil: Guyana
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Washington Examiner Magazine


Returning Cuba​ns boost island's real estate market

The Business Times


Paraguay to improve public services for citizens and businesses, with IDB support

IDB


Chile to Join China´s Belt and Road Initiative

U.S. News


Walter Malano 
​Peru: Beset By Drama


Jamiaca Gleaner


Panama: How a country of chaos became a bridge across the Americas

Reuters


Poor Caribbean business outlook

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Caribbean Life


World Bank Ranks Costa Rica Fifth in Latin America for 2019 job Creation

The Costa Rica Star


Uruguay will study the development of hydrogen-based fuels

BN Americas

Bolivia President Morales kicks off the sale of the Super Ethanol 92
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BN Americas

President Duque's Party Opposes His Plan to Tax Colombia Food Staples

Bloomberg
ENGLISH LANGUAGE MEDIA IN LATIN AMERICA (click logos to view)

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NZ MEDIA OUTLETS​
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUSINESS NEWS BY COUNTRY  

North & Central America 
Belize
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Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
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Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada 
Guadeloupe
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Maarten
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands

South America 
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

New Zealand
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GTSA News Blog: Argentina: A Perfect Storm Creates A Buying Opportunity - Forbes
​2018 has been a tumultuous year for Argentina. From one of the most severe droughts the country has experienced in decades to the collapse of the peso and equity markets, to a $50 billion IMF bailout, a series of investor storms have hit Argentina and prompted investors to run for shelter. But while these economic setbacks have caused damage, they have also created a historic opportunity to cheaply buy into an economy which is about to get a significant second wind due to the economic policies of President Mauricio Macri.

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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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VISIONARY ​FABRICIO CHICCA ​


​Architect and Urban Designer Fabricio Chicca spokeabout his book "Everyday Lifestyles and Sustainability - The Environmental Impact Of Doing The Same Things Differently" on 6 November at the Brazilian Embassy in Wellington.

Fabricio is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture at the Victoria University of Wellington.

The book takes a 'bottom-up' approach by calculating the footprints of daily living. The purpose is to show that small changes in behaviour now could avoid some very challenging problems in the future.

Offering a global perspective on the question of sustainable living, Fabricio's book is of great interest to anyone with a concern for the future, as well as students and researchers in environmental studies, human geography and development studies.

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MANAGEMENT CHANGES FOR NZTE LATIN AMERICA ​

Based in Sao Paulo, Steve Jones (left) is NZTE's new Regional Director for Latin America (where NZTE has offices in Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico). The regional director's role has recently been expanded to reflect the New Zealand Government’s increased commitment to the region.

Steve has held various international leadership roles for NZTE, most recently as Acting Trade Commissioner and Commercial Consul to Southern China, based in Guangzhou. From 2011 to 2014 he was Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and Trade Commissioner to the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, based in Dubai. 

Steve's priorities in his new role will be to expand New Zealand’s commercial engagement in the LATAM region, particularly in the agritechnology, food processing, security technology, software and specialised manufacturing sectors.



​Former South American Regional Director for NZTE, Nick Swallow, has been appointed New Zealand Trade Commissioner in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where he is responsible for promoting and facilitating trade opportunities and strategic relationships for New Zealand companies in the UK and Ireland. 

Nick has also worked for NZTE in New Zealand as Director of Marketing and Brand. He was involved in the inter-agency development of the New Zealand Story – an initiative that defines what makes us uniquely New Zealand and supports communicating the value of that to the world.

Before joining NZTE in 2012, Nick spent 8 years with Auckland University of Technology as the Group Director for Marketing and Communications. Prior to that, he worked in the environmental sciences and ICT industries. 


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 Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
 Columnist; Thomas Manning

​VIDEO - LATAM/NZ BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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Peru becoming Latin America's startup hub
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Peru is one of Latin America's best-performing economies. Its growth is partly due to exports of metals and minerals and lucrative trade deals with China. Dimitri O'Donnell reports now from Lima on how this boom has also turned the country into an emerging hub for new start-ups.

World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018
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A range of views across class, ethnic and economic divides on how Latin America can progress in meeting the challenges of the modern world.
At the cross roads:
​why NZ's outlook is so hard to pick


​​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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7 November - 
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 Airport: Default, Investor Confidence Loss

Forget the honeymoon period normally granted to new presidents. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hasn’t even assumed Mexico’s presidency yet and has already ruined his relationship with local and foreign investors. This week he announced he was cancelling the new, $13 billion airport being built in Mexico City – a move made despite warnings not to do so from technical experts, the local business community, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and even the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  “The decision by @lopezobrador on the new airport will be remembered as one of the worst stupidities by a president in contemporary economic history,” tweeted Enrique Cárdenas, a professor at the Iberoamericana University in Puebla...

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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. 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.(photo left)
  2. Cuban Culture Day celebration in Wellington 
  3. Wellington, September 11th, 2018. Cuba and New Zealand signed an extension of a cooperation agreement to support Cuban medical assistance in the Pacific. (photo left) ​

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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 October 2018 Newsletter

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​'Transpacific Business Digest'
 
© 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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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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