Emerging Economies - Latin America: Sweeping reforms for Cuba

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about Cuba’s approval of sweeping reforms to its socialist model amid US pressure; can Peru’s Keiko Fujimori settle in after rocking the boat in bid to presidency? Latin American teams strut their s…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Peru’s chaotic elections

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about the climax of Peru’s chaotic presidential election; Brazil’s soccer shock therapy to ‘internationalise’ and improve competition creatively and an unconventional festival to celebrate healthy m…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Is the U.S about to invade Cuba?

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about the US possibly invading Cuba; Argentina marks 216 years of independence — but the unity is missing; Peru’s first round election outcome, and Colombian folk music icon, Toto, is remembered.  …

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Argentina honouring the role of mothers in the country’s history of oppression

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Honoring the role of Mothers in Argentina’s history of oppression; Trump hosted Brazil’s Lula at the White House last week; and Chinese Firm BYD is reshaping Brazil’s auto industry.   Good …

Emerging Economies - Latin America: War and El Nino threaten food security

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Peruvians head to the polls for yet another election, the 9th in the last decade; 100 Days of Delcy Rodríguez; the perfect storm as Super El Niño and war-driven costs threaten global food sec…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Strengthening South-South ties between Latin America and Africa

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Latin America and Africa strengthen South-South ties; the battle to save South America’s skull-crushing big cats; how the US is pushing the rest of the world to close-out trade deals.   Goo…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: The Death of El Munch in Mexico

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: the Death of El Munch in Mexico; Venezuela’s Amnesty Law moves the country toward Democratic Transition, and salsa great, Willie Colon, is remembered.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester K…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Tariffs threaten Columbian flower industry

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: how tariffs threatened Columbia’s flower industry ahead of Valentine’s Day rush; is Cuba imploding as it is “cut off” from supplies? New Argentina – US trade deal on the cards; How Brazilians…

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Costa Rica’s Crime-time Election

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Costa Rica’s Crime-time Election - Is the country following the regional trend to more conservative leadership as crime stats increase? Lula and Trump are scheduled to meet, and Mexico wants …

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Is Cuba next for Trump?

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Is Cuba next after Venezuela? Venezuelan politics in limbo as prisoners released; why the US is upset over EU-Mercosur deal, Brazil’s Bolsonaro can cut his sentence by ready books on his coun…