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Tom Sarrazin

Tom Sarrazin es editor general y jefe de diseminación del Departamento de Investigación del BID. Cuenta con amplia experiencia en comunicación estratégica, marketing, redes sociales, narración y posicionamiento organizacional. Tiene una maestría en comunicación y habla con fluidez alemán, español, inglés y portugués.

Posts by Tom Sarrazin

The best of 2015: How to make cultural tourism sustainable
The best of 2015: How to make cultural tourism sustainable

If you want to start a hotel, the normal thing to do is buy some land, build the hotel, hire a few locals for cooking, cleaning and maintenance and open for business.

Why is there growing demand for Central American cocoa?
Why is there growing demand for Central American cocoa?

In pre-Columbian times, cocoa was a commodity so valuable it was used as a currency. In Mesoamerica, where it has been consumed for millennia, the Aztecs paid for everyday items in cocoa beans. Three would buy you a turkey egg, one hundred a whole hen.

Why does the private sector need capital markets?
Why does the private sector need capital markets?

Across emerging markets, access to finance is one of the largest barriers to success for private enterprises. Business leaders cite scarcity of credit as their main concern for growth, outweighing issues like corruption, tax and political instability.

How to make cultural tourism inclusive and sustainable
How to make cultural tourism inclusive and sustainable

If you want to start a hotel, the normal thing to do is buy some land, build the hotel, hire a few locals for cooking, cleaning and maintenance and open for business.