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No toda nuestra deuda es igual – SinComillas (6 de agosto del 2014)
Uno de los pocos aciertos de la administración de Alejandro Garcia Padilla es la declaración oficial contenida en la llamada Ley de Quiebra Criolla de que el Banco Gubernamental de Fomento (BGF) “ya no proveerá financiamiento para cubrir déficits operacionales … Continue reading
Pocas esperanzas para la economía de conocimiento, pero potencia mundial en el entretenimiento
por David R. Martin (publicado en Sincomillas.com el 23 de mayo del 2014) Un secreto del éxito es saber nuestras fuerzas y aceptar nuestras debilidades. Encarar la realidad es una disciplina fundamental. Pero en el ámbito del desarrollo económico, seguramente … Continue reading
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1961: A Fateful Year for Puerto Rico – News Is My Business.com (April 28, 2014)
In early April, the government of Puerto Rico disclosed the hiring of a New York law firm that has handled more than 30 sovereign debt restructurings, including those of Greece, Argentina, Iraq and Russia. According to local news reports, the … Continue reading
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La deuda impagable e ilegal – El Vocero 11 de feb. 2014
Después de la degradación de nuestra deuda a chatarra, debemos estar más pendientes de los sucesos en la quiebra de Detroit. De ahí pueden surgir lecciones importantes. En particular, la semana pasada, los representantes de la ciudad radicaron una demanda … Continue reading
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Summers’ Fiscal Mindset Makes Him Best Choice to Lead Fed
Financial Times (August 13, 2013) (Letters) From David R. Martin: Sir, Scott Sumner has it wrong in criticising Lawrence Summers’ candidacy for the top position at the Federal Reserve (“Why Obama should not pick Summers for the Fed”, August 8). … Continue reading
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“Macau, A World Gem: Will It Be Cut or Polished?” – Macau Daily Times by David R. Martin
Lately much of Macau’s headlines concern high-stakes corporate drama and showdowns involving multinational casino resort operators and gaming moguls. Continue reading
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A Fairer System for Taxing U.S. Corporate Dividends
Regrarding you editorial “America the Difficult” (Nov. 28): None of the three jurisdictions that you commend for the flatter and lower business taxes—Hong Kong, Singapore and Ireland—is a world power.
As a matter of individual profit maximization, lower-tax jurisdictions may be attractive to businesses seeking to escape taxes back home. But how much protection do these tiny countries provide for companies faced with expropriation, breach of their contracts, criminal prosecutions of their executives and infringement of their intellectual property? How valuable is a Hong Kong patent? A Singaporean trademark? Or an Irish copyright? How influential are their diplomats or their military?
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2011 Latin American Arbitration Table
D.R. Martin, LLC Arbitration Table for Latin America ©2011 D.R. Martin, LLC International arbitration facilities available to U.S. investors for disputes with private parties and governments in Latin America. Treaties and international agreements are subject to declarations and reservations. “New … Continue reading
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Restraint Towards China is a Sign of US’s Weakness
The hopes for more Chinese military transparency and mutual trust and cooperation with the U.S. are idealistic and perhaps naive. Continue reading
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Canada’s Plusses and One Minus
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 14, 2011, letter to the editor Continue reading
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