Latest from Latin Pulse – October 30th

Trade, finance and economics provide the main themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program gives an in-depth analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and what obstacles it faces in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. political system. The program also reviews the current status of the debt crisis in Puerto Rico and dissects how the island territory piled up billions in debt.

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Trade, finance and economics provide the main themes on Latin Pulse this weekThe program gives an in-depth analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and what obstacles it faces in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. political system.  The program also reviews the current status of the debt crisis in Puerto Rico and dissects how the island territory piled up billions in debt.  The news segment of the program covers the results of presidential elections in Latin America, with a focus on why the presidential race in Argentina is headed to a second round of voting.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Chris Sabatini of Columbia University & LatinAmericaGoesGlobal; and

Mauro Guillen of the Lauder Institute of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Technical Director: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

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