Word: argentinas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...students in academic year 2001-2002 to 659 in 2006-2007. Study abroad programs reflect a growing interest in developing nations, which have welcomed the biggest influx of American students—the number of students in China, for instance, increased 35 percent in 2004-2005, and India and Argentina witnessed a 53 percent growth. Compare such statistics to more developed nations like Spain or the United Kingdom, which saw flat or negative growth...
...Argentine rub. Short-term, the country is booming; long-term, it's considered high risk. "There is still a sensation of uncertainty," says former Finance Under Secretary Miguel Kiguel, "a perception that we don't have clear long-term rules." FDI fell to just above 2% of Argentina's $212 billion gross domestic product in 2006, thanks to lingering doubts about creditworthiness that President-elect Fernández will have to confront...
...asking whether it's because of Lula or despite his failure to tackle an array of problems. Aside from Brazil's reputation for epic corruption, gaping inequality and baroque bureaucracy--it takes 152 days to start a business there, according to a KPMG consulting study, compared with 32 in Argentina--there are more pressing issues of an overvalued real, high taxation, weak infrastructure and especially pension reform. Incredibly, Brazilian pensioners receive more money as a share of GDP than the rest of the population of 188 million, sucking investment from badly neglected areas like education. Says Renato Fragelli, director...
...Eisenstein file from Africa on the disparate development of Mauritius and Angola. In Denmark, Justin Fox analyzes the country's success amid high tax rates. Asia hand Kathleen Kingsbury examines China's push to land R&D labs. Latin America expert Tim Padgett assesses the surprising economic strength of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. And business writer Barbara Kiviat explains the significance of the WEF's country rankings. We are also launching on TIME.com an amazing Global Business section--a hub for up-to-the-minute business news, sorted by country. It features a comparison of WEF country rankings, videos from...
...ARGENTINA...