'Demented Reef Fish'
Columnist Thomas Manning
FEATURE STORIES
Venezuela's Retrogressing Economy -- Exhibit 1, PDVSA

Since Hugo Chavez took power in 1999, Venezuela has beaten a hasty retreat from anything “capitalist.” Today, it is clearly in the throes of a socialist-interventionist system...

​Forbes
New USMCA is Worse Than NAFTA

North American business leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after Canada agreed, at the 11th hour, to join the revised North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Mexico. But before they break out the Champagne, they should look at the details...

New York Times 
As U.S. Cracks Down on H1-B Visas, Latin America Adds Fast-Track Alternatives for Entrepreneurs and Investors

As the United States closes up its borders and becomes more hostile to even legal immigration, countries across Latin America are opening theirs. Countries such as Chile, Colombia and Mexico, are not doing it to be nice; they know immigration is good for business... 

Entrepreneur Asia Pacific
New Broom in Mexico is Good News for New Zealand
 Columnist; Thomas Manning
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS


First Latin American woman head of UN General Assembly calls for multilateralism

As the assembly's new president, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces will lead this week's annual general debate. Ecuador's former foreign minister told DW the world’s problems can't be solved by countries acting alone
 Muy Simpatico, Mr Tabuteau
 Columnist; Thomas Manning

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

 
The dramatic cliffs and endless beaches of Rio De Janeiro makes it the city that probably first comes to mind when you think of Brazil. But São Paulo, the largest metropolis in the southern hemisphere, is the true economic engine of the world’s sixth most-populous country...
15 Things You Didn't Know About Brazil


What are the best Brazil Facts? What are some luxury things about Brazil? What do do in Brazil on a billionaire budget? Is Brazil safe? Is Brazil cheap? Is Brazil expensive? What is the most expensive hotel in Brazil? What is the best hotel in Brazil? ​
NZ Finance Minister Grant Robertson opens up on business frustrations
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A weekly New Zealand Herald  Videocast  about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 
Latin America trade trifecta in sight for New Zealand
Columnist; Thomas Manning
LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Argentina dents regional recovery in Q2

10 October 2018 - A more complete picture of the region revealed that Latin America’s recovery lost steam in the second quarter of the year and performed  more poorly than expected. Regional GDP growth (excluding Venezuela) waned from 2.0% year-on-year in Q1 to 1.7% in Q2, the worst result in one year. While firmer commodity prices, improving household spending and recovering sentiment supported growth in several economies, shocks in major-players Argentina and Brazil held back regional activity.
  


US-Mexico Deal Discriminates Some Investors

Excludes Chapter 19, but keeps ISDS arbitration mechanism. The new US-Mexico trade agreement announced August 27 by US President Donald Trump, discriminates against some investors, experts say. The agreement aims to replace the existing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that went into effect in 1994.
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. New Zealand Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Hon. David Parker, hosted First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, who made a working visit to New Zealand as part of a tour through the Pacific region.
  2. 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)
  3. Cuban Ambassador to New Zealand, Mario Alzugaray, hosted a lunch with Foreign Trade and Export Growth minister, Hon. David Parker, together with his Latinamerican colleagues. ​

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Business News and information from the NZ Government


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New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, October 2018
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​​LANZBC September 2018 Newsletter

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South America Land Prices Review



​Monthly Newsletter of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce for
​Asia and the Pacific (Spanish Language)



The Bubble Podcast every Friday evening (BUE time) focusing on
​the stories that made the headlines during the week in Argentina. 


exchange rates, stock markets & tenders
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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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