Most Active Articles 2009-11-26T02:07:51.812-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:latin-america-business Cristina Lindblad clindblad377 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10706273661231024232-7f169759c53749f52145c5908c6e3d07 2009-11-22T21:20:15.471-05:00

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian airline Azul expects to run a demo flight by 2012 to test a sugar-based fuel manufactured by U.S.-based Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc., it was announced Wednesday. The flight would mark the culmination of a project to evaluate the technical and sustainability aspects of Amyris’ renewable jet fuel. The initiative was announced Wednesday by Azul, Amyris, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and General Electric, which makes the engines for the plane to be used in the pilot flight.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian airline Azul expects to run a demo flight by 2012 to test a sugar-based fuel manufactured by U.S.-based Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc., it was announced Wednesday. The flight would mark the culmination of a project to evaluate the technical and sustainability aspects of Amyris’ renewable jet fuel. The initiative was announced Wednesday by Azul, Amyris, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and General Electric, which makes the engines for the plane to be used in the pilot flight. http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=347639&CategoryId=14090 Itamar Medeiros imedeiros325 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17450011021880341354-56ea13612b8d1a889ea6602f1ac578a6 2009-11-18T10:32:05.024-05:00

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s real, the best- performing major currency this year, is undervalued by 7.2 percent against the dollar based on the nation’s rising exports and higher savings, Bank of America Corp. said. Emerging-market currencies are...

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s real, the best- performing major currency this year, is undervalued by 7.2 percent against the dollar based on the nation’s rising exports and higher savings, Bank of America Corp. said. Emerging-market currencies are... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8Sdambcgrus Spanish SEO sseo881 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8676377569333682523-bc431e3396317afc96d8f275c044e249 2009-11-18T10:18:52.861-05:00

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- America Movil SAB, Latin America’s largest wireless company, gave up part of its hold on Mexico’s mobile-phone market to Telefonica SA for the second straight quarter after losing prepaid customers for the first time.

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- America Movil SAB, Latin America’s largest wireless company, gave up part of its hold on Mexico’s mobile-phone market to Telefonica SA for the second straight quarter after losing prepaid customers for the first time. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aUmaV4BQosMA Spanish SEO sseo881 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11397237509813152181-31b8384b19f1564ba4840a6279c2062d 2009-11-18T09:37:44.434-05:00

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Direcional Engenharia SA, a Brazilian homebuilder focused on low-income buyers, is selling as much as 274 million reais ($160 million) of stock in an initial public offering. The company, based in Belo Horizonte, is offering...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Direcional Engenharia SA, a Brazilian homebuilder focused on low-income buyers, is selling as much as 274 million reais ($160 million) of stock in an initial public offering. The company, based in Belo Horizonte, is offering... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=apTbOIbgy_M0 Spanish SEO sseo881 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4314304453326128502-7a44be9f5b90e689e6741e384b64d6ae 2009-11-18T09:24:29.604-05:00

By Yusuke Miyazawa and Takashi Ueno Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico and Colombia plan to sell Samurai bonds, joining Poland and the Philippines in turning to Japanese investors for funding as governments grapple with budget deficits. Mexico hired...

By Yusuke Miyazawa and Takashi Ueno Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico and Colombia plan to sell Samurai bonds, joining Poland and the Philippines in turning to Japanese investors for funding as governments grapple with budget deficits. Mexico hired... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=afQeqPQKMSsg Spanish SEO sseo881 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8084802220347849190-1c8c5e3dd3fadc04a1963904f5424e9e 2009-11-18T09:19:01.400-05:00

By Makiko Asai and Anna Kitanaka Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Global Asset Management’s Japan-based mutual fund investing in Brazilian stocks has beaten its biggest peers this year in the Asia-Pacific region as the stronger real boosted returns from...

By Makiko Asai and Anna Kitanaka Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Global Asset Management’s Japan-based mutual fund investing in Brazilian stocks has beaten its biggest peers this year in the Asia-Pacific region as the stronger real boosted returns from... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a7Asfz_sSlpc Spanish SEO sseo881 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5971992185122264027-07cdff5c3d7d795add5d7ac1891beac6 2009-11-18T10:33:15.271-05:00

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., the second- largest U.S. bank, named Claudio Berquo to run the firm’s investment bank, asset management and treasury and securities services businesses in Brazil. Berquo, 48, will continue as head of the...

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., the second- largest U.S. bank, named Claudio Berquo to run the firm’s investment bank, asset management and treasury and securities services businesses in Brazil. Berquo, 48, will continue as head of the... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=amjLcM82wvSo Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15447683973946717494-f99c8a7a3eb22128a3d7aaade6010d40 2009-11-18T10:23:25.404-05:00

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican central bank Governor Guillermo Ortiz said global imbalances such as the U.S. current account deficit aren’t being addressed, leaving economies in developing nations vulnerable to shocks. Lax monetary policy,...

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican central bank Governor Guillermo Ortiz said global imbalances such as the U.S. current account deficit aren’t being addressed, leaving economies in developing nations vulnerable to shocks. Lax monetary policy,... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=alg.z7Vgp01s Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4397846040449194299-7c8694fd22d48f6c0b24e6775c4c05ed 2009-11-18T10:27:57.244-05:00

By Veronica Navarro Espinosa and Tal Barak Harif Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB rose the most in two months on a report the operator of Costco Wholesale Corp. stores in Mexico has reached an agreement with creditors as...

By Veronica Navarro Espinosa and Tal Barak Harif Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB rose the most in two months on a report the operator of Costco Wholesale Corp. stores in Mexico has reached an agreement with creditors as... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aEG6F9CZ0XOw Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2521173416767203953-8da453e254454090a24f9e776644f810 2009-11-18T10:22:23.738-05:00

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, which became the world’s biggest brewer through takeovers, may target Mexico’s Corona for its next deal, seeking to repeat its formula of buying profit growth through cost cuts in a stagnant market.

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, which became the world’s biggest brewer through takeovers, may target Mexico’s Corona for its next deal, seeking to repeat its formula of buying profit growth through cost cuts in a stagnant market. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFMC1N3gIiJM Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10459285923753483209-952640a8570bf345c9190aed9f11ac90 2009-11-18T10:12:17.991-05:00

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s peso rose to a one-week high as stocks and commodity prices advanced after the biggest increase in Chinese production since March 2008 bolstered confidence the global economy will rebound. “The global economic news,...

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s peso rose to a one-week high as stocks and commodity prices advanced after the biggest increase in Chinese production since March 2008 bolstered confidence the global economy will rebound. “The global economic news,... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=awbKFvhrI3UY Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2485511786390052686-5986336dc80917c386268887df5e85b8 2009-11-18T10:10:30.353-05:00

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies had unusual price changes in Mexico trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4:05 p.m. New York time. The Bolsa index rose 1 percent to 31,097.64. America Movil SAB (AMXL MM)...

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies had unusual price changes in Mexico trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4:05 p.m. New York time. The Bolsa index rose 1 percent to 31,097.64. America Movil SAB (AMXL MM)... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=akDBT0FSuas0 Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18215271692825065290-05340e305d766d5e505b3da7e7824d91 2009-11-18T09:33:59.033-05:00

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s success slowing the rate of deforestation in the Amazon may help keep the world’s forests out of a global carbon market, law firm Norton Rose LLP said. The CHART OF THE DAY shows Brazil lost the smallest area of...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s success slowing the rate of deforestation in the Amazon may help keep the world’s forests out of a global carbon market, law firm Norton Rose LLP said. The CHART OF THE DAY shows Brazil lost the smallest area of... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=acbjsoAcjR9Q Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13356659902788745581-00432452f5c556b3457f25e3c00120e3 2009-11-18T09:29:27.999-05:00

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Mobius said stocks in Brazil, Russia, India and China are likely to rise by 30 to 40 percent within three to four years as higher economic growth and lower government debt spurs corporate earnings. Mobius, chairman of...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Mobius said stocks in Brazil, Russia, India and China are likely to rise by 30 to 40 percent within three to four years as higher economic growth and lower government debt spurs corporate earnings. Mobius, chairman of... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a_T8bmdwxoWM Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2883280987811278873-4c8bd20d302807f73a9b065e4be6e2e0 2009-11-18T09:26:12.062-05:00

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks gained for a fourth day, sending the Bovespa index to the highest since June 2008, after commodity prices advanced and investor Mark Mobius said faster economic growth will boost emerging-market equities.

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks gained for a fourth day, sending the Bovespa index to the highest since June 2008, after commodity prices advanced and investor Mark Mobius said faster economic growth will boost emerging-market equities. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aiu1asiV_gr0 Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3788976058868702148-b2bbc40c514ec3aa0a89df3c96ff0505 2009-11-18T01:28:12.982-05:00

Affordable Hispanic Internet Marketing offered by Spanish SEO consultant experienced in helping small and medium sized business owners attract the local Hispanic community in Latino centric communities in across the US searching the internet for the...

Affordable Hispanic Internet Marketing offered by Spanish SEO consultant experienced in helping small and medium sized business owners attract the local Hispanic community in Latino centric communities in across the US searching the internet for the... http://network.latpro.com/profiles/blogs/hispanic-internet-marketing Spanish SEO sseo881 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10987501728387737282-4de13aa9cd7ccf32382992a1ca2fac71 2009-11-16T10:59:30.232-05:00

Instead of establishing a forum to enable Americans to learn from the full scope and contributors to nearshoring and offshoring, Dobbs used the blunt instruments of shame and condemnation to essentially silence debate.

Instead of establishing a forum to enable Americans to learn from the full scope and contributors to nearshoring and offshoring, Dobbs used the blunt instruments of shame and condemnation to essentially silence debate. http://www.nearshoreamericas.com/lou-dobbs-exit-outrage-and-shame-fails-in-the-end/1572/ Kirk Laughlin klaughlin400 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11643417509820637532-273b1350d6abc08513093ce6e9b8d9c8 2009-11-12T23:41:34.606-05:00

By Heloiza Canassa and Maria Luiza Rabello Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Brazili’s telecommunications agency Anatel cleared the way for a takeover of GVT (Holding) SA, the country’s fourth-largest high-speed Internet provider, by either Telefonica SA or...

By Heloiza Canassa and Maria Luiza Rabello Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Brazili’s telecommunications agency Anatel cleared the way for a takeover of GVT (Holding) SA, the country’s fourth-largest high-speed Internet provider, by either Telefonica SA or... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=acJj._YhQCkU Spanish SEO sseo881 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9969401787272911947-49def68541187e8f9223f60824793f50 2009-11-12T14:26:06.845-05:00

A group of Colombian farmers has filed a lawsuit against the oil company BP, claiming that construction of a 450-mile pipeline in the mid-1990s has caused landslides, permanently damaging soil and crops and harming livestock. In the suit filed in a...

A group of Colombian farmers has filed a lawsuit against the oil company BP, claiming that construction of a 450-mile pipeline in the mid-1990s has caused landslides, permanently damaging soil and crops and harming livestock. In the suit filed in a... http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/11/12/colombian-farmers-sue-bp-over-long-term-effects-oil-pipeline/ Ceylan (Oney) Thomson coney672 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17873566751075118405-2bcab9c45416ee9b765b98292011d7ec 2009-11-08T21:32:14.884-05:00

Colombia's largest brokerage Interbolsa SA (INTERBOLS.BO) agreed to buy 100% of the Brazilian brokerage Finabank for 36 million reals ($21 million), the company said in a filing to the Colombian market regulator.

Colombia's largest brokerage Interbolsa SA (INTERBOLS.BO) agreed to buy 100% of the Brazilian brokerage Finabank for 36 million reals ($21 million), the company said in a filing to the Colombian market regulator. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091105-724379.html Ronald Mina rmina410 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16092478904567512221-fb3da46cb5ea69a9be6cece9463d82ca 2009-11-08T21:30:07.148-05:00

Colombian state-controlled electricity grid operator Interconexion Electrica S.A. (ISA.BO), or ISA, plans to bid for a contract to build and operate transmission lines in Guatemala at the end of this month.

Colombian state-controlled electricity grid operator Interconexion Electrica S.A. (ISA.BO), or ISA, plans to bid for a contract to build and operate transmission lines in Guatemala at the end of this month. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091105-717760.html Ronald Mina rmina410 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15172818301280436625-e9716facc4097e1b89f24b5e01d44bfd 2009-10-28T17:44:26.138-04:00

Among the conventional wisdom that we hear every day in the business press is that developing countries should bend over backwards to create a friendly climate for foreign corporations, follow...

Among the conventional wisdom that we hear every day in the business press is that developing countries should bend over backwards to create a friendly climate for foreign corporations, follow... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/27/bolivia-ecuador-economy Ronald Mina rmina410 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10954584444120156616-4467075470185ed9406d6a7443adf0ec 2009-10-29T10:06:39.725-04:00

Chile, Colombia and Peru agreed to work on rules to enable cross-border stock trading from next year as a first step toward establishing a common exchange. Guillermo Larrain, Chile’s chief regulator, signed a memorandum of...

Chile, Colombia and Peru agreed to work on rules to enable cross-border stock trading from next year as a first step toward establishing a common exchange. Guillermo Larrain, Chile’s chief regulator, signed a memorandum of... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aQsz8o4.YHrM Ronald Mina rmina410 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13041789433287415413-85af0a53d49e1af6e4888be5162edd4b 2009-10-28T10:50:44.259-04:00

Latin American nations are leading their Western counterparts with respect to diversity in renewable energy. Chile has pushed ahead dramatically

Latin American nations are leading their Western counterparts with respect to diversity in renewable energy. Chile has pushed ahead dramatically http://mystockvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/wind-of-change-comes-to-chile/ Paul Harper pharper837 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15086039784670407015-758ecd1dd1de14c2b45a9785accc8665 2009-10-29T10:31:32.479-04:00

Odebrecht and two other firms will compete with a group led by Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (OHL.MC), two groups led by Colombian investors and a fourth group that includes local firms and China Railway Shisiju Group Corp to construct and operate a 1,000-plus kilometer highway linking the country's center with the northern Caribbean coast.

Odebrecht and two other firms will compete with a group led by Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (OHL.MC), two groups led by Colombian investors and a fourth group that includes local firms and China Railway Shisiju Group Corp to construct and operate a 1,000-plus kilometer highway linking the country's center with the northern Caribbean coast. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091028-721620.html Ronald Mina rmina410 2 2 0 0