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Pacific Alliance economy ministers proved to be the best of the Americas in 2012
Pacific Alliance economy ministers are rated among the best four in Latin-American, while those from Mercosur can't boast such merit, much to the contrary, according to the 2012 survey from the America Economica Intelligence report, which ranks the region's ministers in that field. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“...The worst ranked and bottom of the list are Mercosur members Argentina with Hernàn Lorenzino...”
Oct 25th, 2013 - 07:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wie der Herr - so´s Geschirr.
what shall he do with a boss like ck.
The worst ranked and bottom of the list are Argentina and Venezuela. The two economies are considered:
Oct 25th, 2013 - 07:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0unstable,
unattractive for foreign investment,
highly protective of their domestic markets,
highly dependent on single commodities
and have the highest inflation rates of the region with 26% and 50% respectively.
Budget management is out of control and transparency is too thin to appreciate it.
Note edited for clarity.
So come on Trolls, put some positive spin on this.
The Economic policies of successive Argentina and Venezuela governments are destroying these countries.
Errant knights of capitalism.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 08:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Great list.
Shows us your lots allies amongst our lines...
I who the hell knows “America Economica Intelligence report” ans this is useful for?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 10:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0ha ha desperation, desperation...
Things now will get better...at least in Venzuela. The bus drive is ordering his ministers to join militia's:
Oct 25th, 2013 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.americaeconomia.com/node/103607
lolololololololol
How close is his end? I think that yellow light flashing in the corner of his head is signaling......“times up”. Soon the military will be knocking on his door.
In Hernan Lorenzino defense I must admit that he is a lawyer....so I'm not surprise that he is considered the worse Minister of the Region.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 01:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why the heck do these Rg ministers look so dirty, wear poorly fitting clothes, long greasy hair and bad shoes?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They steal U$ Millions a year why oh why can't they at least look presentable?
Pacific Alliance kicking goals!
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina and Venezuela kicking own goals.
THE UNTOLD ASPECTS OF THAT SO CALLED PACIFIC ALLIANCE.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Firstly, i want to say that i respect the sovereign decisions taken by the different countries, but i have many reasons to reject the integration of argentina to that so called pacific alliance.
If financial world would praise argentinas policies, i would be very worried about it, because it means that we are doing something wrong. For a country like argentina, which government has a reindustrialization project, with not so much dependence from financial markets, the integration of our country to that kind of alliance, would go hightly in detriment of our project. In fact, méxico and colombia are suffering now the consecuences of that alliance, where cruel repressions are sistematicly omited by hegemonical press. People who protest against the consecuences of the free trade agreements, due to it's decimating their local productions. Unfortunately, we have a too dramatic experience in argentina during the decade of the 90's, when the country was aligned to that kind of policies which destroyed our industrial productions.
So, i'm happy to know that argentia is so far away from that so called paciffic alliance, mostly, because we already suffered the terribe consecuences of free trade agreements in the past.
9. Axel remember me telling you that you'd be lucky to be making U$250/mo by the end of the year.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your almost there another month or two should just about do it.
We will invest in Venezuela, opening industries staple products. We will solve the problem of Venezuela.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 03:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Generate employment outside the public sector, to develop products that suit your mood, desire, and geography.
We will create the conditions for the Venezuelan people walking on their own feet, appreciating the work, the honor and the pursuit of happiness.
We are betting all our chips in Venezuela democratic and enterprising.
With respect to PA, I hope it does not happen what happened with Mexico. Where who make money are the North-American companies, and the people are enslaved.
@11 Who is 'we'?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0South American nations!
Oct 25th, 2013 - 06:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Democratic and Venezuela do not go together in the same sentence.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Can't Venezuela feed itself or produce goods?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
As for Brazil taking care of Venezuela:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/venezuela-announces-massive-push-import-221150352.html#TLXxQD6
Interesting fact, glad to see Urguay did very well too, I like their no nonsense aproach to most aspects in life. :-)
Oct 25th, 2013 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 09) well, the principal protets here in my country so far have been more about possible consequences for the reforms, not about trade agreetments particulary. I respect if Argentina want´s to try a different approach than that of the Pacific Alliance IT is just an economic bloc of recent origin in Latam after all, countries around it can ignore or pay attention to it if they want to. But I also don´t accept yout supposition that what happened to Argentina or what Argentina did some years ago is exactly the same thing the PA is trying to do, to me, thinking that way seems a simplification of the actual context in Latam and a lack of understanding of the PA initiatives.
11)
“With respect to PA, I hope it does not happen what happened with Mexico. Where who make money are the North-American companies, and the people are enslaved”
I am sorry you feel that way about my country, and I could not be more in disagreetment with you, especially because it would do both Brazil and Mexico well to have more ties between each other and it would be good for the region too, both central and south america, I hate how lately some news and articles have been trying to paint a bad relationship between both countries when there isn´t reason at all for that, nor historical, cultural or economic.
Remember, divide and conquer.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 08:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm glad Mexico is doing fine, and I wish you guys do even better.
The same goes for Brazil.
Beautiful, proud nation.
Lets continue the struggle. Together we are invincible.
Zebra! I think my friends are disgusted. Or we get the spies?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Brasil é Brazil!
16 thanks Stevie , we are working on that. Greetings :-)
Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 017 Brasileiro, sorry but I dont understand well what you are saying, but anyway, greetings to you too :-)
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Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 16 Stevie
Oct 25th, 2013 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why do you say that an alliance that is achieving significant integration is “dividing” us?
The PA has freed up the movement of people and goods between the member countries. Is this not good for everyone?
How can you equate the ease with which a Colombian business can now set up in Chile, or visa versa to “divide and conquer” and by whom?
21 Condorito: I agree, I didn´t think Stevie was talking about PA when he say that, but your point is very valid. It´s obvious some ppl at Alba and Mercosur don´t like PA, aparently because of their political inclinations. It isn´t fair especially when PA members have yet to do anything or even say something agaist them. I also think this actitude intrinsecaly stops whatever chance we could have for a more integrated Latam, because, how can we talk about being free and cooperation in latam when that isnt allowed if it happens that not everybody thinks the same way? or even have the same need, context or situation? unity will never come from thinking and talking the same and condemning the ones who doesn´t, but by respect of the other and agreetment between each other, as it happens between individuals, it happens too between nations.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@20 Elena
Oct 25th, 2013 - 10:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You write in Portuguese very well.
Thank you.
thanks to you too :-)
Oct 25th, 2013 - 11:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lorenzino doesn’t have any real power. Argentine Economy ministers traditionally have being very independent from the Presidents control, even Nestor Kirchner carried on with Lavagna who had being appointed by Duhalde for a couple of years. The economical policy making nowdays is somewhere between him, Del Pont, Moreno, Kicillof and Etchegaray, andI will say Lorenzino is the least influential. The absolut desicions are taken by her
Oct 25th, 2013 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Peru's economy and finance minister Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio has done a tremendous job and I for one am very happy to see him leading the list of most competent economy ministers in front of our very own Felipe Larrain. Just to think that not so long ago we nearly lost Peru to communism. How times have changed, they are now on a trajectory to become a free market powerhouse. They have at hand everything they need, untold natural resources, a large population, many FTA's and more. They are no doubt the model student, even their left wing president Ollanta Humala has fallen into line, I really can't express into words how proud of them I am.
Oct 26th, 2013 - 12:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is free. Always will be!
Oct 26th, 2013 - 01:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Long live Argentina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Condorito
Oct 26th, 2013 - 05:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Elena is right, I was not referring to PA in my earlier statement.
Lets sow Mercosur and PA, in order to reap as much as we can.
Peru, Chile, Colombia... Great, beautiful nations full of great, beautiful people.
Together we are strong.
@26 The Chilean perspective
Oct 26th, 2013 - 06:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0Agree about Humala. He did seem to be cut from the 'Boliviarian' cloth but turned out to be a great pragmatist. After looking South to Argentina and North to Venezuela he then looked South to Chile and North to Colombia and chose the right path for his people. Democratic freedom, economic independence and wealth generation.
This site from Chile has less credibility than Stalin praising capitalism...
Oct 26th, 2013 - 07:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Shooting the messenger is a sure fire sign of an inability to counter an argument.
Oct 26th, 2013 - 08:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh! boy!!!
Oct 26th, 2013 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0What argument do you want when the people have an inferiority complex?
@8. Together we are strong? WTF does that mean? They are all USA client states, adapting our model and aligning with us for thier success. Keep to the failed states of MercoSur and Alba where you belong.
Oct 26th, 2013 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yanqui
Oct 26th, 2013 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your problem is that you still see SA as your backyard, even though you just moved to a cheap flat.
My guess is that you haven't got the guided tour yet.
What you see is what you get, yanqui. 3 set of keys included.
;)
Dany
Oct 26th, 2013 - 09:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I never said you had an inferiority complex but the shoe does indeed fit now that you mention it.
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