LETTERS.Remember Spain I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON AN exceptional magazine, which I had the pleasure of reading while on a visit to Miami. The editorial content is tremendously informative and far-reaching. As a publication targeting investors in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , I think it would be a good idea to include Spain in your coverage. Many people don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. that the current political and economic environment in Spain offers enormous investment opportunity, especially in tourism. We may be far geographically but, culturally, emotionally and in terms of economic activity in Latin America, we are very close. L.Alejandro Kress Sevilla Madrid, Spain On the Grid THE CHART CONTAINED IN THE February 2000 article "Power to the People" states that 50.9% of Peru's population has access to electricity. As we have expressed to the original source cited in the article, Organizacion Latinoamericana de Energia (OLADE OLADE Organizacion Latinoamericana de Energia ), this figure neither reflects reality in Peru nor does it reflect the official data from the Ministry of Energy and Mining. Energy penetration in Peru as of Dec. 31, 1999 stands at 72.15%. Pedro Touzett Gianello Projects Director Ministry of Energy and Mining Getting the Picture I'VE BEEN READING LATIN TRADE Latin Trade is a monthly magazine covering global business in Latin America and the Caribbean. Similar to Forbes and Fortune Magazine in coverage, the magazine was founded in 1993 and now publishes 87,000 copies 1 each month in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. FOR A year now. I like the magazine except for the economic indicators Economic indicators The key statistics of the economy that reveal the direction the economy is heading in; for example, the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. on the last pages. There are several countries with remarkable economies missing from the charts, while others with light economic weight do appear. Cuba with 12 million inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. , Jamaica with 3 million, Guyana with 800,000 and Suriname with 400,000 are not on the list, while Belize (240,000), Bahamas (290,000) and Trinidad & Tobago (1.4 million) with much smaller populations and economic importance are on the list. I believe most of your readers would appreciate it if you corrected this simple but partial picture of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a serious publication, you would do yourselves a favor by not having sketchy or partial views. German Eduardo Messidoro Walnut Creek, California Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as the neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the |
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