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Latin America
Latin America the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. The 20 republics are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,... Read more |
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America
America [for Amerigo Vespucci ], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. In English, America and American are... Read more |
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Alliance for Progress
Alliance for Progress Span. Alianza para el Progreso, U.S. assistance program for Latin America begun in 1961 during the presidency of John F. Kennedy . It was created principally to counter the appeal of revolutionary politics, such as those adopted in Cuba (see Fidel Castro ). It called for... Read more |
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Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine principle of American foreign policy enunciated in President James Monroe's message to Congress, Dec. 2, 1823. It initially called for an end to European intervention in the Americas, but it was later extended to justify U.S. imperialism in the Western Hemisphere. Origins and... Read more |
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Dependency
DEPENDENCY. During the 1960s and 1970s, Latin American dependency theorists produced an important challenge to modernization and growth theories of development. Associated with a number of key intellectuals from Latin America—Andre Gunder Frank, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Peter Evans in... Read more |
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Pan-Americanism
Pan-Americanism movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America. In the Nineteenth Century The struggle for independence after 1810 among the Latin American nations evoked a sense of unity, especially in South... Read more |
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America First Committee
AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE (AFC). Founded in 1940 to fight against U.S. participation in World War II, the AFC initially enjoyed the backing of Henry Ford and the historian Charles A. Beard. Isolationists in all parts of the United States were involved, but the committee was... Read more |
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Middle American Natives
Middle American Natives aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically considered part of North America and although there have been cultural contacts between Mexican groups and the Pueblo of the SW United... Read more |
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Chorotega
Middle American Natives aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically considered part of North America and although there have been cultural contacts between Mexican groups and the Pueblo of the SW United States,... Read more |
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Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio: 1971—: Singer, actress Already one of the brightest stars in the pantheon of Latin American popular music, Paulina Rubio seems poised to become the next big Latin crossover success, following in the footsteps of Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin. The daughter of one... Read more |
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The UK's Latin American Bet: Foreign investors, including the UK government's...
...funds, CDC Group, to pledge...four Latin American-focused...both Aureos Central American...director for Latin America and southern...private equity investors at the moment...personnel for ... |
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Airline Finance News - Latin America / Caribbean.
...relationship banks and investors of both airlines...13:00 US central time. While...Chilean LAN group, to exchange...merging with Central American consortium...markets in Latin America, as well as...Pyramid ... |
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Synergex Announces $17 Million Long Term Senior Secured Loan Proceeds to...
...corporate debt group, Integrated...in Mexico, Central and South American. Latin America and Mexico present...in Mexico and Latin America," said David...institutional investors. IPD ... |
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Santander Central Hispano Hires Ernest W. Brown as Chief Economist And Head...
...Santander Central Hispano...Institutional Investor Latin Poll...Institutional Investor Global Poll...Latin Finance (1994...Inter-American Dialogue...Santander Central Hispano ... |
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FRANCISCO GROS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL, JOINS MORGAN...
...Morgan Stanley Group Inc. (NYSE...President of the Central Bank of Brazil...assist Latin American clients in...substantial private investors. The Firm...business in Latin America since 1936...involved in ... |
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FINANCE: SOOTHING WORDS BUT LITTLE ELSE FOR LATIN AMERICA
...American finance officialsended...Ministers and central bank governors...reassure investors that they...talksbetween the Latin American...and Inter-American Development...Kuhn, Latin ... |
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Santander Investment Appoints Chief Economist and Head of Equity Research for...
...s Latin American Equities...by Latin Finance in 1999...Institutional Investor during 1999...Equity by Latin Finance...Ministry, the Central Bank of El...2000 the Latin ... |
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Financial Globalization, Democracy, and Economic Reform in Latin America
...Freedom and Finance*. Democratization...Institutional Investors in Developing...really a group of autonomous...very small group of dedicated...for Latin American countries...of other groups, such as...the ... |
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Life after debt; Latin America's economies.(Latin America's reviving economies)
...the Inter-American Development...with the Latin American...so long a Latin vice, remains...Prices for Latin America's raw materials...back, as investors seek higher...International Finance ... |
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High Profile Group Creates LatinAdvisor.com, Pan Regional B2B Property With...
...national group led by Violy...a Latin American pan-regional...minister of finance, and includes...president of its Central Bank, and...targeted Latin American sectors. "Latin ... |
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