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Idle Youth in Latin America: A Persistent Problem in a Decade of Prosperity : The widely mentioned and studied demographic “window of opportunity” seems to be reaping some of its benefits during the first years of the 21st century in Latin America . As predicted, since the 1990s and in some countries a decade earlier a historic ... Español | Português | Las américas

Booming Urbanization to Hasten Latin America's Resurgence as a 'Next-generation Continent' - Having survived years of economic turbulence, Latin America is gradually shaking off its dependence on external forces like global commodity and oil prices. The stabilization of commodity markets has coincided with a rise in consumerism in Latin America , along with accelerated growth of economies such as Peru and Chile . In the next decade, the continent will witness a huge growth in digital inclusion , urbanization, middle and affluent classes and cities will have significant contribution to the economic pie. Additionally, declining dependency ratio, advancement of renewable energy capacity and high adoption of disruptive business models like sharing models will restore Latin America's status as a "next-generation continent."

UN A third of youth in Latin America Caribbean live in poverty ... : QUITO, Ecuador — Nearly one-third of young people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty, according to a United Nations report released yesterday. The report, entitled 'Investing in Latin America and the Caribbean Youth: A Right and Inclusion Imperative', was presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Quito.

A change in US policy towards the Caribbean, Latin America  - A change in US policy towards the Caribbean, Latin America ... with Latin America and the Caribbean as a threat, and that the two countries ' presence in the  ...

Latin America: A continent gears up for growth : Peru's development from a poorhouse to one of the region's fastest-growing nations is one of Latin America's big success stories. "The middle class is growing, the country is safe and a lot is being invested in education, says the managing director of ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Latin America's populist collapse cheered with foreign inflows Latin America's Left  - It's been a tough run for Latin American leftists, and ... Traders have snapped up assets from countries showing a shift away from the ... The Bloomberg JP Morgan Latin America Currency Index is trading near a ...

Why Latin America is a magnet for Canadian businesses A sea change is rippling through Latin America , a region once better known for hyper-inflation, political instability and high poverty rates. In the past decade, 50 million people have joined the middle class, a World Bank study showed last month. The ...

Asia-Pacific And Latin America , A Continent Adrift — What Happened?  - A similar story can be found across many countries of Latin America over the ... is the very poor record of most Latin American countries in education .

The other Americas are booming: Latin America has its best prospects for a century In the annals of geopolitical insults, few have been more sweeping than Richard Nixon's admonition to a young Donald Rumsfeld as he pondered his future career. " Latin America doesn't matter," he offered. "People don't give a damn about Latin America ".

In Latin America, a new day is dawning Poverty . These three words sum up the view too many people in the US have of Latin America . Fueled by media reports of massacres in Mexico, Maoist rebellions in Peru, and grinding poverty in the hillside favelas of Brazil, this view of Latin America is ...

Jobs in Latin America: where there's a skill there's a way  - Only half of Latin America's poorest 20% attend secondary school. ... have grown, poverty still affects 28% of Latin America's 164 million people.

Startups in Latin America : A new engine for growth?  - It is no mystery that the startup, entrepreneurial community in Latin America has long endured financial, economic and political hardship ... On the other hand, the global scenario currently does not offer a positive outlook for countries  ...

Why Latin America is a fertile ground for green tech industries  -  Latin America is becoming a global arena for green innovation as foreign companies head ... "Green tech industries are growing fast in Latin America . ... are flocking to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and other countries to launch projects.

Across Latin America, quest for gold brings riches, conflict : MEXICO CITY -- Steadily high prices for gold are having a dramatic impact on parts of Latin America , bringing a flood of foreign investment and stirring a gold bug among wildcat miners in the jungles. Some of Latin America's poorest nations – Bolivia ... Kansas City Star

Coveted and criticized, Latin America's rich multiply  - Latin America , a region of some 600 million people, is home to nearly ... "The main characteristic of inequality in Latin America is not that there are a lot ...

Education Revolution Needed In Latin America , Said By Peru President - Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski stressed the need for Latin America to overcome its social-political challenges. He has stressed the requirement of educational and technological revolution over the next 15 years. The President made the remarks in a speech to the faculty and alumni at Princeton University. In the early 1960s, he has earned a master degree from the University. According to ALDIA NEWS, Kuczynski has lamented that Latin America had fallen behind from a technological and educational standpoint. The president has pointed that this happened because of the steadily aging population in the country.

Latin America records fastest super-rich growth  - Latin America , a region of some 600 million people, is home to nearly ... “The main characteristic of inequality in Latin America is not that there are a lot ...

Latin America poverty Latin America program Families in Action ... : "An innovative social program taking hold in Latin America may have left Luz Dary Lopez a single mother, but it has helped her and hundreds of other poor ... Español | Português | Las américas

GBTA Latin America hosts Second Annual GBTA Latin America Conference 2014 in Sao Paulo Brasil  -  Latin America continues to be one of the fastest growing world markets for ... Educational sessions included: A Revolution in the Technological ...

Latin America poverty: Latin America program Families in Action ... : "An innovative social program taking hold in Latin America may have left Luz Dary Lopez a single mother, but it has helped her and hundreds of other poor ... Español | Português | Las américas