Send us a text COVID proved to be a pivotal moment in Latin America's real-estate market. A region once characterized as having a healthy commercial real-estate market and a fledging industrial real-estate market was completely upended by the pandemic. Now it seams that a new normal is taking shape. We spoke with Juan Gallardo, EVP, Latin America, for the real estate giant Colliers, to learn more about this new normal and what's next.

Send us a text Dr. Robert-Evan Ellis returns to the Horizontes podcast to update us on the status of US-China competition in Latin America. The Trump administration is far more explicit than previous US administrations at identifying the threat of Chinese commercial, diplomatic and military engagement in Latin America. But are US tactics the right formula to countering the China threat? And how will Latin American leaders navigate their futures under the shadow of a growing ...

Send us a text The world awaits with bated breath to learn how Donald Trump and Marco Rubio plan to reshape US foreign relations. No region will be as profoundly impacted as Latin America, as the US reconsiders long-standing positions on trade, migration, aid and military cooperation. To help predict some of those policy changes as well as the far reaching influence of Trump's unique brand of politics, we turned to Dr. Eduardo Gamarra of Florida International University (FIU). With close to f...

Send us a text Latin America's healthcare market is growing at close to 10% per year, driven by a rapidly aging and increasingly obese population. For some, the regon's rapidly expanding healthcare spending is an opportunity, but it also represents an enormous fiscal challenge ahead for the region. To help us understand the complexities of an industry that touches us all, we interviewed Guillaume Corpart, Managing Director of Global Health Intelligence.

Send us a text Mexico's recently inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum aims to chart a delicate path forward, inventing necessary new policies while preserving the political legacy of her mentor, AMLO. Julio Portales and Roberto Salinas together bring over 60 years of political and economic analysis of Mexico. Their nuanced understanding of political transition makes for an informative podcast.

Send us a text Latin America's demographic shift is about to accelerate as its elderly population leads all segments with double digit annual growth. The transformative adoption of new and often disruptive technology is rapidly changing competitive landscapes and basic assumptions for businesses in the region. Companies need more time to adequately plan their future product portfolio and asset structure. That is why AMI developed a 10-year forecast of the region.

Send us a text Airbus is now the world's largest aeronautical manufacturer, in part thanks to its ability to penetrate aviation markets around the world, including Latin America. The region's airlines have gone through their fair share of tumult but even greater disruption lies ahead. Latin America could become the world's leading supplier of sustainable aviation fuel as well as a leading labor pool of future pilots and technicians. To help make sense of this future, we will chat with Arturo ...

Send us a text The election of Claudia Sheinbaum delivered several surprises. One of the less welcome surprises from the investor's point of view was the creation of a super majority in the Chamber of Deputies and 2 seats shy of a super majority in the Senate, in addition to control of 75% of Mexico’s governorships. During the month of September, when these newly elected officials take office, AMLO will still be in power and able to exercise his plan C — a radical overhaul of the consti...

Send us a text The election of Gustavo Petro in 2022 was unsettling to many Colombians. After naming a somewhat centrist cabinet, his lack of quick wins led Petro to surround himself with loyal sycophants and assume a more rigid stance. The political right and Colombia's institutions have fulfilled their constitutional roles of standing up to a strident executive branch, effectively boxing in Petro. Could his four years in power go down as the longest lame duck Presidency in...

Send us a text Mexico realized an historic election on June 2nd, 2024, choosing its first female President. Far more polemic is the fact that the Morena party's landslide victory delivers a 30-day window of opportunity to outgoing President AMLO to radically upend the constitution, an opportunity that he relishes. The month of September could prove contentious for Morena party leaders, as the outgoing leader AMLO vies to leave a lasting legacy while incoming President Claudia Shei...

Send us a text Organized crime in Mexico today includes highly sophisticated groups who have effectively penetrated the supply chains of Mexico's burgeoning exports. They have extorted their way into ownership of the agri-food sector and they regularly hijack the trucking convoys of export manufacturers — more than 50 trucks per day on average. Site selection of new manufacturing plants in Mexico must now consider security of one of the key components of decision making. Chr...

Send us a text Renewable energy holds much hope for investors in Latin America. The region is endowed with some of best solar and wind energy generation assets in the world. Electricity demand is growing. The region's private sector and voting public welcome energy transition. And yet, Latin American governments, despite their enthusiastic cheerleading for the idea, are the biggest obstacles to a successful and speedy transition. Arthur Deakin, AMI's Energy Sector Prac...

Send us a text David Price leads the 3rd generation of a family that invented the membership warehouse club, PriceClub (now known as Costco). As Chief Transformation Officer, David helps lead the family's foray into LAC markets, under the brand PriceSmart, first established in Panama in 1996 and now present in 13 countries. Balancing the lessons learned by family before him with the new challenges of e-commerce, global retailing and convenience chain competition, David Price must ...

Send us a text En 2021, en medio de COVID, Jorge Noguera se alejó de la cima de su carrera corporativa para perseguir sus aspiraciones de servir como miembro de la junta directiva y asesor corporativo. La transición ha sido exitosa pero también desafiante. Con Horizontes, Jorge comparte conocimientos invaluables con aquellos de nosotros que aspiramos a lograr un éxito similar en una carrera posterior a la jubilación.

Send us a text Reading Alejandro McCormack's CV will make your head spin. Since earning an Bachelor's degree at UT Austin in 2013, Alejandro has earned two graduate degrees, worked for merchant banks in Boston and London and helped lead five different fintechs based in Europe and Central America. His enthusiasm is infectious and matched only by the hard earned wisdom of his reflections.

Send us a text Diego Rodriguez leads the logistics practice at AMI. After a decade in that role, he has studied every major market and logistics segment in Latin America. Each year, he predicts the opportunities and risks ahead for the logistics industry operating in Latin America. Logistics is now recognized as a core function to any business in the region that relies on international customers and/or suppliers. Understanding the risks ahead for the logistics industry is therefore cruc...

Send us a text Sam Logan has spent three decades studying OCGs (Organized Criminal Groups) in Latin America in order to understand how they are structured, how they operate, how and why they expand, and how they differentiate themselves. His understanding of OCGs has led to some startling revelations of their immense reach, sophistication and business accumen. In some parts of the region, OCGs are a defacto local government, whereby private sector companies may have no choice but ...

Send us a text Aurelio Oliveira leads the Latin American operations of the world’s largest private sector renewable energy producer, Enel. After a period of much hype and cheap capital poured into renewables, today’s surviving renewable players must balance the political pressures to transition with the commitment to shareholders to deliver returns. Enel understands that strategic challenge like few others.

Send us a text Adam Blanco spent nearly two decades inside Russia working for the US State Department, US AID, Visa International and Russia’s leading auto importer. Since returning to the US, he has built a name for himself as very well-informed Russia analyst, by leveraging an impressive array of Russia based intelligence sources. His insights into Russia’s mercurial leadership help Western audiences understand Russia’s global strategic objectives.

Send us a text Después de 15 años de una carrera muy exitosa al frente de la agencia de marketing digital más grande de Guatemala, Philip Wilson quería más. Le encantaba su trabajo pero faltaba algo. Entonces decidió abordar uno de los problemas más importantes de Guatemala: la falta de agua potable. Utilizando un diseño de filtro único que consiste en cerámica, aserrín y plata coloidal, el producto de ca. $30 filtra los desechos biológicos y químicos que se encuentran en el agua rural y urba...