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The Dominican Republic’s presidential palace will have a new resident, what will this mean for business?

By STEPHEN KEPPEL

It’s Friday! That means it’s time to catch up on what’s happened this week in business and financial news.

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1 Mexico vs Brazil
2 Dominican Republic has a new Prez
3 VW & Toyota battle for LatAm market
4 Carlos Slim expands his global empire
5 Loosening Chávez’s grip on Venezuela

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Mexico vs Brazil: Who will be the dominant economy in Latin America?

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A head-to-head look at the economies of Brazil and Mexico

By STEPHEN KEPPEL

On the soccer pitch, Brazil’s flashy superstars perennially outshine Mexico’s top players. Both sides are good, but it is the Brazilians who are globally famous. The same could be said for the two nation’s economies.

Brazil is seen as an exciting, fast-growing “BRIC” country while Mexico’s growth is slower and less dynamic.

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I don’t ask you to love me always like this,
but I ask you to remember.
somewhere inside me
there’ll always be the person
I am tonight.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night  (via musingsinfemininity)

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I want to know you. You seem like someone worth knowing. Every day I feel like I’m surrounded by people with hard edges and sour faces but I get the sense that you’re different. Too often people seem to think that they have the answers to everything. Their faces are trapped in permascowls and they can’t be bothered with anything besides their own narcissism. You aren’t like that. You still ask questions. You’re still looking for the answers.
Ryan O’Connell, I Want To Know You (via selfinspiration)

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