Author: Stanley Bowers

That said, the arrival of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the Presidency of Mexico, in 2018, initiated a new turn to the left in Latin American governments. From 2019 to 2022, it was followed by Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Chile and Colombia. With a Lula victory, the left would govern the seven most populous countries and the six most important economies in the region. Since 2010, they did not have a presence as relevant as the current one. However, this new wave of leftist governments has important differences with that of the first decade of this century. These factors, which…

(Expansión) – Sí, vamos a hablar de 6G aunque en tu celular todavía no cuentas con 5G, a pesar de que creas que sí. Seguramente, cuando escuchas hablar sobre la tecnología 6G lo primero que se te viene a la mente es, precisamente, qué tan rápida va a ser tu conexión a internet en tu celular, las ventajas de conectividad que vas a tener y las comparaciones con 5G. Y seguro estás pensando: “entonces, ¿todavía no tenemos 5G, pero ya estamos hablando de 6G?”. Por más exagerado que suene, esta es una tecnología que busca enriquecer la vida de las…

In the meeting there were several positions and they fluctuated between those who consider that tourism does not need technology and those who thought that without it, in a few years it could disappear as a fundamental activity for the support and economic growth of the city. Although both positions have arguments, in this type of debate there is a fundamental starting point for a true productive dialogue to be generated: it is important to move away from very personal views, to give rise to truly innovative and functional conclusions and actions for the city. On the side of the…

Expansion invites businesswomen and top management executives to be part of ‘The 100 most powerful women in business 2023’, a ranking that tries to give visibility to those women who, from their leadership position, set the course for the business ecosystem in Mexico and promote gender equality and the professional growth of more women. ‘The 100 most powerful women in business 2023’, which will be published in Expansión magazine in March, evaluates the position of the candidates in their company, their participation in the boards of directors of other companies, business organizations, as well as the work that they carry…

The forecast for the next two decades is that Latin America concentrate 5% of the deliveries, with around 2,880 new aircraft. Short- and medium-range aircraft would be the fastest growing, a segment led by the 737 MAX team, which is operated in the country by Aeroméxico. “Mexico has a very large domestic market, there are probably several opportunities to serve particularly the secondary markets connecting, say, one of the northern states of the United States to a secondary city in Mexico, to transport people for their vacations or for them to visit friends and relatives”, explains the specialist to Expansion.…

The Football Association (FA) has promised to wear the armband in Qatar, even if FIFA does not authorize it. The move comes as part of OneLove’s season-long campaign against LGBTQ+ discrimination in football and in society at large. Why will players wear the OneLove bracelet? European captains use the OneLove bracelet to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ discrimination in Qatar, where same-sex relationships and their promotion are criminalized. Qatari authorities have not given a specific guarantee that LGBTQ+ fans traveling to the country for the tournament will be safe. Qatar’s Supreme Committee, the body in charge of organizing the World Cup,…

Macario Schettino on Mexico on the precipice In an interview with Expansión, the professor and academic from the Tecnológico de Monterrey assures that the debacle can be avoided and even, if a commitment is made to clean electric energy, the path of economic growth can be resumed, but that there is one detail: “the only thing that What we would need is that President López Obrador will cease to be President López Obrador and that is the bad news,” he says. From the academy, Schettino says he helps initiatives that seek to generate an option for political opposition, mainly from…

And as if that were not enough, not only should it cover the operations that the company directly controls, but those of its value chain should also be considered, since that is where the greatest risks, the most severe impacts or the best opportunities in terms of social responsibility. How many companies have not faced serious reputational and even financial crises due to labor rights scandals, environmental issues or controversial situations that arose in some link of their value chain? Given this, a challenge is presented for those companies that take their corporate sustainability seriously, since this will imply not…

Creating human connections in the digital age It is a fact that the way we relate to each other has changed thanks to technology. Kennedy remembers that, five years ago, it was not so accepted to meet someone on a dating app, while today it is already very common. “There was a stigma that is now changing,” he mentions. And he confesses that something similar happened to him while creating Peanut. “There was a sense of fear because… Is this the new way we’re going to make friends? but there was evidence that people wanted it.” She thinks the biggest…