Tag: Latin america

Colombian Cities Adopt Electronic Payments for Mass Transportation

April 7, 2016/MasterCard By Mateo Lleras Colombia leads the integration of electronic payments in transportation systems in Latin America, thanks to the implementation of MasterCard technology in several cities. Today Colombians can access mass transportation systems such as the SITP in Bogota, Mío in Cali, TransMetro in Barranquilla and more […]

IMF to Hold Town Hall Meetings with Students in Latin America

Press Release The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton and Roubini Global Economics’ Chairman Nouriel Roubini will take part in a series of town hall-style events in universities in Mexico, Peru and Chile next week to discuss the key challenges facing the world economy and Latin […]

South Africa was continent’s top FDI recipient in 2013

Foreign direct investment flows to Africa increased nearly 7 percent to an estimated $56 billion last year, nearly a fifth of which went to top recipient South Africa, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Africa, along with Latin America and the Caribbean, helped drive FDI inflows to developing economies […]