Latin America, a thriving region of more than 600 million people, has a promising decade ahead. It is a leading global trader of agro-products with major reserves of raw materials and immense rainforests, which are vital for the global climate and hold potential for renewable energies. Major...

In this context, the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia will convene 300 global leaders from business and government and leading academic experts to shape Asia’s political, industry and economic agendas. As South Korea is one the world’s largest economies and a member of the G20, it will...

High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses. Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and...

Topics: Agent-based modeling; Agricultural issues; Business cycles; Developing countries; Energy and environmental policy; EU enlargement; Finance; Forecasting and projection methods; Game theoretical models; General equilibrium modeling; Growth; Impact and scenario analysis; Labor market issues;...