Horizontes: LatAm Business Leadership Insights

Send us a textMexico'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 inform

Send us a textLatin 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 portfoli

Send us a textAirbus 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 l

Send us a textThe 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

Send us a textThe 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

Send us a textMexico 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 leade

Send us a textOrganized 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

Send us a textRenewable 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

Send us a textDavid 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

Send us a textEn 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