An estimated ten million small-scale farmers, working less than ten hectares of land, across 80 countries work to produce 70% of the world’s coffee according to Co-op Coffees. Sometimes the efforts of the complex Fair Trade network are complementary, but all too often they are contradictory in their guiding fair trade and financial standards. Regional competitions
For its new project “Preserving Maya Heritage,” Google ties up with the British Museum, using cutting-edge technology to show a collection of ancient Mayan artefacts, including the pre-Colombian version of Google’s smartwatch.
Mexican lawmakers are close to passing a progressive bill to legalize and regulate fintech companies and services, a beacon of light for sector development across Latin America.
Google this week announced its 5 finalists for the Desafio 2017 event, which will take place in Mexico City on November 16. The challenge seeks to discover the most forward thinking and socially impactful organizations and startups in the Latin America region, with a grand prize of $250,000. Previously we have reported the rise of
Social entrepreneurship took center stage from September 11 to 15 at the National Institute of Entrepreneurs of Mexico’s (INADEM) week-long event celebrating the National Week of the Entrepreneur.
INCmty, the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in Latin America, is returning in 2017 to Monterrey, Mexico November 16-18.
500 Startups is scouting startups in Colombia and Argentina to make the commitment to its 16-week Seed Program in Mexico City.
The Startup Competition portion of South Summit 2017 is over and the 100 winners are out. Which Latin American startups will represent their countries in Madrid next October?
Early this month, Mexico successfully secured $360 Million of catastrophe cover with the World Bank cat bond. The deal is designed to help protect against earthquake and tropical cyclone risks, unfortunately, natural disasters that Mexico is no stranger to.