by MCV | Sep 21, 2007 | Sin categoría
After the Second Punic War (218 BC to 201 BC), Rome replaced Carthage as the most important power in Western Mediterranean. Given that Macedonia and its Greek followers were also allied to the defeated party, Eastern Mediterranean was also delivered to Rome after a...
by MCV | Jun 26, 2007 | Sin categoría
Recientemente se solicitó al Tribunal de la Libre Competencia la aprobación de la fusión accionaria entre Falabella y DyS, que daría origen a una entidad financiera y de retail con una valorización bursátil de US$ 16.000 millones, ventas por US$ 7.500 millones (80 por...
by MCV | May 7, 2007 | Sin categoría
The continuing scarcity of cheap energy in the world, due mainly to an unexpected strong economic growth now going for almost 10 years, has not only ignited the search for new and more reliable sources, but also put again into the fore increasing gasoline taxes,...
by MCV | Mar 22, 2007 | Sin categoría
Intervention in Iraq in 2003 was a difficult and hard decision, but also unavoidable. Those who decried it did not offer credible and alternative solutions to a chronic Middle Eastern case of instability, poverty and human suffering, preferring to continue with the...
by MCV | Feb 16, 2007 | Sin categoría
Looking at China and India growing at 10 per cent in annual rates in their quest for a developed status is certainly goods news, for their combined 2.500 million inhabitants and the rest of the world. Their per capita incomes, less than US$ 2.000, compared to US...
by MCV | Nov 14, 2006 | Sin categoría
The world will soon complete almost a decade with unprecedented growth relatively well distributed across it. But this process has been associated with an impressive wealth transfer from energy lacking areas to those that have a surplus. It so happens that an energy...
by MCV | Oct 4, 2006 | Sin categoría
Increasing world economic integration is a fact, as measured in goods trade and physical and human capital movements. But it tends to be deeper in surrounding countries – as it would equivalently happen at cities or neighborhoods levels -, basically because of...
by MCV | Ago 31, 2006 | Sin categoría
For the last 12 months there has been an increasing pressure over the Federal Reserve to move into a more contractionary monetary policy than before. The basis for such a case has been the apparently low absolute values of the Fed Funds target rates being in place and...
by MCV | Jul 11, 2006 | Sin categoría
After having systematically missed development opportunities during the first 3 quarters of the XX century, being on the verge of a civil war and military conflicts with neighboring countries in the 1970´s and having a successful transition to democratic governments...
by MCV | Abr 25, 2006 | Sin categoría
In Chile, as it might possibly have happened in many other countries trying to close per capita income gaps with respect to developed countries, there have been two silent but impressive changes within the last 20 years that will have deep impacts in our economy: the...
by MCV | Ene 5, 2006 | Sin categoría
Last Wednesday night we could watch, for the last time, a restrictive debate between the two remaining candidates for next January 15th presidential election in Chile. It was, in fact, the debate between a president – Mr. Piñera – and a candidate – Mrs. Bachelet...
by MCV | Oct 31, 2005 | Sin categoría
Every time a new survey over corruption and transparency goes published, Chile is usually well placed, especially with respect to our Latin American neighbors. And every time this event happens, those that rejoice on the significance of it should be reminded about the...
by MCV | Oct 19, 2005 | Sin categoría
Almost two weeks ago, a going concern; right now, a company under bankruptcy protection. It does not make sense, if looked at from the outside, when this whole process is being triggered from a presumably undisclosed debt owed to the company by its CEO. As a financial...
by MCV | Oct 7, 2005 | Sin categoría
It is alarming that world leaders are not considering the consequences of present growth patterns of our population, and policies that could correct them. If the 20th century witnessed a massive increase in its numbers, quadrupling them from 1,5 billion people in...
