Latin Business Chronicle

Latin Business Chronicle (LBC) is a weekly online journal on Latin American business and technology.

Company information

LBC is based in Miami, Florida, USA.

The LBC web site sees more than two million hits and one million page views from more than 20,000 readers per month. [ [http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspx?id=396 Readers and Traffic] , on LBC web site; as of May 30, 2008]

Indexes

LBC publishes rankings of Latin America's top 500 companies, top 100 M&A's and top 50 ports as well as several business indexes related to Latin America.

Latin Business Index

The "Latin Business Index" measures the overall business climate in 19 Latin American countries.The index looks at five key indicators: macro environment, globalization & competitiveness, business environment, technical level and political environment. These, in turn, include a total of 27 subcategories, ranging from GDP growth and inflation to political freedom and corruption. Chile tops the list, followed by Panama and Peru,while the least business-friendly climate is found in Venezuela, followed by
Haiti, according to the 2008 index.

Latin American Globalization Index

The "Latin American Globalization Index" is a relative measure of the extent of globalization of 19 Latin American countries, based on six key indicators. It was first published in October 2005, based on 2004 data.

The measures of globalization used to compile the index are:
*exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP
*imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP
*foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP
*tourism receipts as a percent of GDP
*remittances as a percent of GDP
*Internet penetration

According to the 2007 index, Panama is the most globalized country in the region, followed by the Costa Rica, while Brazil is the least globalized, followed by Colombia.

Other

Other indexes pulished include the Latin Technology Index and the Latin Security Index.

References

External links

* [http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com Official LBC site]
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121901825701248237.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks Wall Street Journal] Quotes LBC
* [http://www.newsweek.com/id/145031 Newsweek] Quotes LBC