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Panama's President Martín Torrijos is implementing market reforms that can also meet the needs of the poor and unemployed. Now he needs to strengthen the country's frayed social fiber.

Chile's year-on-year rise in industrial production...

Increasingly sophisticated Mexican debt and equity markets are attracting capital at home and abroad, and bankers are offering new products.

The economic prospects for much of the Caribbean are better than they have been in years. Hopefully political issues won't derail progress.

Opportunities offered by Cuba's vast consumer market are looking increasingly attractive for neighbors in the Caribbean.

With presidential elections approaching, investors are comforted by Mexico's independent central bank and other checks on power that have helped stabilize the economy since the Tequila Crisis.

Mario Blejer, a former Argentine central banker who runs the Bank of England's Centre for Central Banking Studies, spoke with LatinFinance's Wall Street editor, Maria O'Brien.

Local investors are stepping up in Brazil to fill funding gaps left after a number of foreign funds fled to faster growing Asian markets.

Economic growth, demand and the greater availability of credit are fueling consumer spending in Mexico. Sectors like retail and construction stand to benefit.

Fresh capital is flowing into Brazilian markets as they become increasingly transparent and sophisticated, and as more local companies go public.