Hon. Ian Kent Levy, OJ, CD, OD Chairman Growing net exports driven by a record expansion in tourism and mining drove Jamaica’s GDP beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2023, according to the World Bank, with unemployment reaching record lows. One of the top

Javier Garza Buffington CEO As the twelfth-largest economy in the world, Mexico has demonstrated remarkable macroeconomic stability and garnered investor confidence over the past two decades. With its potential to lead a nearshoring boom, Mexico is u

Jorge Almanza Mosqueda President One of the world’s most exciting economies over the past two and a half decades, Mexico saw its trade with China increase fortyfold between 2000 and 2021, while achieving the largest increase in goods trade with the U

Amena Ali uses AI to make online returns management a breeze for customers and retailers alike with Optoro. Selling things online is simple. Handling the returns is not. But with veteran software executive Amena Ali at the helm, Optoro is helping som

Congratulations to the 2024 Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s Most Fundable Companies presented by the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship. In our seventh year, more than 2,000 early-stage US startups from across all 5

When Celebree School CEO Richard Huffman talks to prospective franchisees, he often hears the same misconception: People think they need a degree in education to run a school. But it’s not true. Huffman himself doesn’t have an education degree! Inste

EDITOR IN CHIEF Jason Feifer CREATIVE DIRECTOR Paul Scirecalabrisotto DEPUTY EDITOR Frances Dodds PHOTO DIRECTOR Judith Puckett-Rinella MANAGING EDITOR Monica Im SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Tracy Stapp Herold COPY CHIEF Jessica Levy RESEARCH Andre Carter

Over the past years, Panama has solidified its position as one of the world’s very few carbon-negative countries, meaning that its forest cover captures more carbon than the country emits, as the World Bank has noted. This makes it an exemplar in com

Ismail El Khalil Founder & Chairman Côte d’Ivoire is currently witnessing one of the most remarkable sustained economic growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, a trend that has endured for over a decade. This robust growth is fueled by significant public

Mrs. Namahoua Bamba Touré Director General Côte d’Ivoire, the economic leader of Francophone West Africa, is poised to become one of the region’s most digitally advanced nations. The government has committed to investing a staggering USD 3 billion to

Salomón J. Btesh CEO Jack Btesh Chairman Situated in the heart of the Americas and home to the Panama Canal, Panama is a prime destination for investors targeting US and Latin American markets. Recognized as a global logistics and re-export hub, Pana

Last year, Kristin Kidd received an email from someone she didn’t recognize. Like most of us, Kidd was inclined to simply delete it. But something compelled her to open it and read it from start to finish. It’s a good thing she did. The email was fro

José Raúl Mulino President Huge infrastructure projects and the completed expansion of the Panama Canal will “boost and extend” Panama’s growth for years to come, according to professional services company PWC. The company highlighted Panama’s “well-

Donna Marie Howe Managing Director Undertaking a wide-ranging and transformative repurposing of its diverse legacy assets through sustainable initiatives, Jamaica Bauxite Mining (JBM) is taking a leading role in supporting national and global efforts