Although it seems odd to be posting a video from Cosmo Magazine, we think they did a nice job in getting some basics in about the difference between Latino, Hispanic or Spanish. Yes, there’s a few caveats and countries missing, but it’s an easy to follow explanation with many of the basics in this very complex subject!
]]>In the years coming this can produce a shift in politics, especially in the states toward the South and West, which together accounted for 84% of the decade’s population growth. Texas alone added 979,000 individuals under age 18, of which 931,000 were Hispanic.
Check out the full article at THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
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Ryan Lochte is the overnight success who’s been around for some time. Born in upstate New York to a Cuban mother (‘Ike’) and German-Irish father, Lochte was raised mostly in Florida where his father was a swimming coach and where his talents blossomed.
One of the most decorated U.S. swimmers ever, Lochte’s haul of five shiny medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), paled with the glare of lights, media attention and fans that followed his every swim, smiling interview and bare chested moment.
FROM ARGENTINA – Diana Taurasi
Voted by fans in 2011 as one of Top 15 players in WNBA history, Taurasi led the U.S. Women’s Basketball team onto the medal stand at the London Olympics.
She was born and raised in California to an Argentine mother and Italian father who was raised in Argentina.
Sara Paxton is Scottish and Irish on her father’s side, but her mother Lucia was born In Monterrey, Mexico.
FROM PUERTO RICO – Vanna White
Vanna White, the television personality best known as the co-host of the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ television show, was born in North Carolina, but she certainly has some Latino blood in her! Vanna’s last name is not actually White, it’s the name she took from her stepfather Herbert Stackley White Jr. Her father, Miguel Angel Rosich, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico but abandoned Vanna and her family when she was a child.
FROM BOLIVIA AND SPAIN – Raquel Welch
Actress Raquel Welch, stole all eyes when she appeared in a skin bikini in the 1966 British adventure film “One Million Years B.C.” She became the ultimate sex symbol, but what a lot of people don’t know is Welch, born in Chicago, has Spanish and Latino blood in her. Her mother is English and her father is of Spanish-Bolivian descent. In 2001 she was awarded in the Imagen Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring those dedicated to encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry.
FROM MEXICO AND ARGENTINA – Alexis Bledel
Who would’ve thought that little Rory Gilmore is a Latina? But Alexis Bledel, who starred as Gilmore in the CW series “Gilmore Girls” has Latino genes coming from both sides of her family. Bledel, who was born in Houston, Texas, is daughter of a Mexican mother and an Argentinian father,according to her official bio on IMDB. Even though she pretended not to be fluent in Spanish in this Gilmore Girls’ episode, Bledel’s first language is in fact Spanish.
FROM CHILE – Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi
Although Snooki became famous by playing a Jersey Shore guidette, a term which usually refers to Italians, Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi is actually Latina. She was born in Chile but was adopted by Italian American parents, according to her bio on IMDB.
Noomi Rapace is one of Hollywood’s hottest international stars. The Swedish beauty became a household name after her big breakthrough role as Lisbeth Salander in the film “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”. What most people don’t know is the actress is also part-Spanish. Rapace was born in Sweden, to a Swedish mom, actress Nina Norén and a Spanish father, flamenco dancer Rogelio Durán.
Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as Bruno Mars, was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii in a family of musicians. But the Hawaiian native has more mixed blood than you think. His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother from the Philippines. Bruno Mars became the first Latino man and the 10th gent to grace the cover of Playboy back in March.
Source: Huffington Post US Edition/latinovoices and Wikipedia.
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- The exports are currently a 1bn a day (they were dreamed to be $10bn a month)
- High tech exports account for more tan 17 per cent of México GDP in 2012, even ahead of China (Press release ProMexico’12)
- Investments of $10 bn in new car plants are expected in the coming years
- The automobile industry accounts for a quarter of Mexican exports
- Mexico produces more flatscreen TVs than any other country in world
- It created a multibillion-dollar aerospace industry
- The aerospace industry has been growing more than 20 per cent a year since 2004
- The car industry has received an investment of 7.7 billion dollars during last seven years
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]]>- Ultra-high net worth population: 4,015
- 1-yr. change: -13.5%
- 2012 GDP per capita: $11,875
- 2012 population: 201 million
- 2012 GDP: $2.4 trillion
Overview of Mexico:
- Ultra-high net worth population: 3,733
- 1-yr. change: By 2017 the total wealth of multi-millionaires is projected to increase by 44% to reach US$525 billion.
- 2012 GDP per capita: $15,312
- 2012 population: 118 million
- 2012 GDP: $1.759 trillion
Compared to Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, Brazil has more than 4,000 ultra-high net worth individuals, the most of any country in Latin America. On the other hand, Mexico still leading the 1st position within the Forbes List with Carlos Slim Helu as the richest man in the world.
There are 2,540 multi-millionaires in Mexico with individual net assets of US$30 million or more. Of this total 252 are centimillionaires and 2,272 affluent millionaires. Multi-millionaires account for 1.75% of the total millionaire population of Mexico, which is well above the global average of 0.7%. Together these ultra high net worth individuals are worth US$364 billion in total combined wealth
Both Presidents, Dilma Rousseff and Enrique Peña Nieto respectively are in the list of the World’s Most Powerful People.
Read more: The Countries with the Most Multimillionaires – 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/09/13/the-countries-with-the-
]]>Those news are not only coming from Mexico, the American business magnate, Donald Trump said last month in a press conference that Mexico will be the next China for manufactured consumer goods. http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/mexico-sera-la-nueva-china-donald-trump.html
The following charts show the current situation of Mexico versus China:
For full information visit: http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/mexico-se-perfila-como-la-nueva-china-para-las-manufacturas.html
]]>Background of Mexico’s economic buoyancy
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mexico underwent a profound economic and political reorganization. The economy liberalized, culminating in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Due to that, Mexican trade became even more closely tied to the United States.
In addition to this, Mexico responded to China low wages by making more valuable products, such as automotive, aeronautical and electronic products, so if clothing exports dropped, automotive exports increased exponentially.
X-Ray of Mexico’s manufacturing sector
Argentina, Brazil and Mexico make up more than 80 percent of Latin America’s manufacturing output and even if the first two have seen a slump in their manufacturing sectors due to both countries’ slowing economies and growing restrictions within their Mercosur trade bloc, Mexico has performed much better.
Mexico’s manufacturing output is projected to increase between 4 and 4.5 percent for 2015 and 2016 accordingly to experts and expects that the manufacturing sector could add between $20 billion and $60 billion to Mexico’s economy in the next 3 years.
To summarize, the strong performance and growth prospects of Mexico’s manufacturing sector, particularly high-end manufacturing, will continue to boost the country’s economy for years to come.
This information was sourced from Forbes and Stratfor. Click on the names to read full articles.
]]>Many multinationals are settling in Mexico due to its proximity and good communications by air with Central America and the Caribbean. High socio economic levels have very good schools for their children, country clubs, gyms, spas, shopping malls, cinemas, theatres, etc. and towns inside de city such as San Ángel, Tlalpan or Coyoacan.
The metropolitan area has 25 million inhabitants that represent 20% of the total population of México. The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP. As a stand-alone country, in 2013, Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America—five times as large as Costa Rica’s and about the same size as Peru’s.
Because of the reasons above, 1,088 fortunes have their residency in Mexico City, and in 10 years this number will grow up to 1,431, a 32% more.
http://www.expansion.com/2014/08/08/directivos/1407523417.html
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Many foreign companies are setting up shops in Mexico, much of the recent investment in Mexico’s manufacturing sector comes as a result of China’s rising wages, Mexico’s trade with the US has grown to over $500 Billion annually since 2010.
Lower labor and energy costs and a business-friendly government have made Mexico and increasingly attractive place for multinationals looking to restructure their production.
Also the exportation market is growing, in many fields. Even if the North American partners will still be where the main part of the exports go, China is expected to be Mexico’s second largest export market by 2030.
Moody’s granted Mexico its first-ever A3 rating for its government bonds, an expression of confidence the market has in Mexico’s reforms.
President Peña Nieto has also introduced changes that eliminate state monopolies and quasi-monopolies, a move that may present new investment options in the coming years. If these changes are successful, Mexico’s bond market may continue to grow.
To read the full factors that have driven Mexico’s push into the economic big leagues, CLICK HERE.
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