[1] LBC, a unit of Latin Trade Group,[2] was first published in 2001.
[3] In 2014 the magazine was renamed as Latin Trade Business Intelligence.
The magazine started the lists of the most powerful Latin American businessmen and businesswomen in 2009.
[6] The Latin Business Index measures the overall business climate in 19 Latin American countries using 27 subcategories ranging from GDP growth and inflation to competitiveness and political outlook.
Costa Rica ranks as the safest country, while Haiti is the most dangerous in the index developed by FTI Consulting for Latin Business Chronicle.