Quoted
"Colombia is the Cinderella story in Latin America right now"
Lee Harrison, Latin America editor of InternationalLiving.com, July 20, 2009
"Colombia can now choose who it wants to dance with."
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on his country's growing FTA's as the US FTA languishes in Congress, as quoted by La Republica, June 25, 2010
"I hope the U.S. congress gets the message"
Humberto Jose Gomez, president of Colombian Private Council on Competitiveness, at the Business Future of the Americas conference in Peru, June 22, 2010 commenting on the Canada-Colombia FTA that was approved in Canada.
"We do not need foreigners to produce food in Brazil"
Brazilian Agrarian Development Minister Guilherme Cassel quoted in Valor Economico on plans to limit foreign ownership of land.
"Nobody is going to come to Panama to sell to the domestic market. We tell investors 'Come to Panama and sell to the world'"
Panama Commerce Minister Roberto Henriquez to Reuters, May 28, 2010
"We'll work for a more prosperous and competitive Costa Rica"
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, May 8, 2010
"The market as much as possible and the state where necessary."
Colombian presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos, as quoted by Portafolio, April 27, 2010
"Is that reason to worry? Not at all"
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on his country's recession in 2009 and likely recession in 2010, as quoted by Bloomberg, April 26, 2010
"10 years ago Colombia was a failed state. Now we see it as the best opportunity in Latin America "
Mark Cobben, regional director for Americas for British American Tobacco, at the World Economic Forum in Cartagena, April 7, 2010
"In economic terms, there is reason to almost canonize Meirelles"
Former Citibank analyst Thomas Trebat, as quoted by Bloomberg, April 2, 2010
"You should never fall in love with assets."
Eike Batista, Brazil's wealthiest man, quoted by Bloomberg, March 30, 2010
