Giving state and city governments in Latin America more autonomy to manage their own sources of tax revenue could promote greater local development and efficiency, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The study, Decentralizing Revenue in Latin...
Michael R. Bloomberg today launched Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire Latin American and Caribbean cities to develop bold new ideas that solve major problems and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities. The...
Satellite operator SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today the kickoff of annual training for the Andean Community as part of the company’s stated goal of providing worldwide training to broadcast communities in regions of the world where SES operates. SES-10 is a new...
Three years after the Free Trade Agreement was ratified and put into effect between the US and Colombia, both sides are already seeing tangible benefits. Vital in managing the trade relations between the two countries, the US Commercial Service works out of the United States...
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced in Korea today the winners of the fifth annual beyondBanking awards, which recognize best projects and initiatives in the region contributing to the creation of a more sustainable financial sector. The awards were given in a...