Quoted
"Two plus two always equals four, never five"
Cuban President Raul Castro, on the need to cut government expenses in light of reduced revenues, as quoted by Reuters, Dec.29, 2008
"It’s a rare thing to not pay when you can"
David Bessey, Prudential Financial, on Ecuador's debt default, as quoted by Bloomberg, December 15, 2008
"This is like looking into the rearview mirror"
Silvio Campos Neto of Banco Schahin on Brazil's strong 3Q ahead of a weaker 4Q, as quoted by Reuters, December 9, 2008
"The Europeans are eating our lunch and Nancy Pelosi is feeding them."
Editorial in Investor's Business Daily, November 14, 2008, decrying US House Speaker Pelosi's opposition to the US-colombia FTA while the European Union plans a Colombia FTA by June 2009.
"She's just a mouthpiece for the family firm."
Riordan Roett, director of Latin America studies at Johns Hopkins University, as quoted by The Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2008
"We’re in the same situation of people who have lost a limb but can still feel it"
Ricardo Hausmann, a Venezuelan economist who teaches at Harvard, on the impact on Venezuela of the strong fall in oil prices, as quoted by The New York Times, October 20, 2008
"This is an excellent time to be in Latin America"
Emerson Latin America president Leo Rodriguez on the region's strong fundamentals amidst the growing US crisis, as quoted by Latin Business Chronicle, October 6, 2008
"I'm not inventing the kidnappings. That's what's happening in the country. "
Televisa CEO Emilio Azcarraga, reacting to criticism that his TV stations broadcast heavy coverage of the crime surge, as quoted by CNN Expansion, September 25, 2008
"I go ahead even if it’s illegal. I later tell the lawyers, 'If it’s illegal, you make it legal.'"
Bolivian President Evo Morales, as quoted by The New York Times, August 8, 2008
"Passengers on Latin American carriers, regardless of travel class, expect chicken cordon bleu and cabernet, not pretzels and Dr. Pepper."
Jerry Haar, associate dean and professor at the College of Business Administration at Florida International University, as quoted by Latin America Advisor, June 2008
