Vol. 12 Nbr. 10, October 2004
Index
- Tick-tock.
- Advertisers, please note.
- Memo to Michael.
- Software darwinism.
- Teacher's aide.
- Alcoa.
- Banco Itau.
- Brazil is guilty of more music piracy infractions than any other country in the world, although China is home to a US$600 million market for pirated music, the largest in the world, the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry said in an annual report.
- Comgas.
- Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (CVRD).
- El Salvador.
- Embraer.
- Full tank.
- Nicaragua.
- Petrobras.
- Repsol YPF.
- Telefonica CTC Chile.
- Banco Santander Santiago.
- Colombia said it would contribute US$77 million towards the construction of a mass transit system in Bucaramanga, in eastern Colombia.
- Embotelladoras Arca.
- Falabella.
- Fluor.
- Goodyear.
- Grupo Imsa.
- Mexico said it might sell US$70 billion in bonds to swap debt issued to bail out banks in the 1990s.
- Mexico said remittances entering the country from Mexicans overseas hit US$7.90 billion in the first half of 2004, or 26% more when compared with the same period a year earlier.
- Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
- PNC Financial Services Group.
- Teaming up.
- Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex).
- Argentina issued a resolution restricting imports of refrigerators, stoves and washing machines from Brazil and applied a temporary 21% tariff on television sets coming from the Manaus free trade zone in Brazil.
- Bolivia said it convicted 15 people on charges of fraud and corruption involving a US$62.8 million rural development project financed by the World Bank, a multilateral lending institution.
- Crowell & Moring, a U.S. law firm, said it would represent a Cuban family that will sue Club Med, a French luxury resort operator, for making millions of dollars on land allegedly confiscated from the family by the Cuban government.
- Electrolux.
- Monsanto, a U.S. chemical company, said Argentina has given it per mission to sell genetically modified corn in the country.
- Peru passed a law that will improve environmental regulation by creating a tribunal to coordinate environmental agencies.
- Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
- Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
- Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex).
- To the polls.
- Venezuela said it would build a US$200 million natural gas pipeline with Colombia.
- Contrabeans.
- Half empty.
- Kidnapped.
- Offshoring.
- The world according to Alvaro ...
- First run.
- Hot for hotels.
- Cane man.
- Guess who I'm voting for: a change in the White House will make a big difference for ordinary Latin Americans.
- Tuning in: two years after a controversial media law, much-needed foreign cash trickles into Brazil.
- Flying high: Embraer's alcohol-powered crop duster easily wins converts.
- Short sheeted: Peru depends on U.S. buyers of its clothes and textiles. So what happens when China weighs in?
- Down to the wire: the clock is ticking for Lula's team as elections near and growth sputters.
- Consensus forecast/Pronostico de consenso.
- Free-trade flip-floppers.
- Waiting game: Mexico depends more than ever on the U.S. economy. That's both good news and bad.
- Rocking back: small business is turning Argentina's natural resources, talent and a weak currency into profits.
- At the stuck crossroads: a wobbly road network and weak railways could kill Brazil's export boom. Then there's the shipping mess.
- Selling smarts: Brazil's information technology business should have gone global years ago. It's catching up.
- Power up: big pharmacies boost technology spending in Peru. Can the little guys hack it?
- Intel Centrino.
- Pipeline.
- Call in the plant cops.
- Visa: innovative corporate payment solution now available across Latin America: Visa Central Travel Account Program.
- MasterCard: travel strategies from MasterCard Global Service.
- American Express: new services save money and time.
- Diners Club[R]: to launch Spanish Version of its Global Vision platform for Latin America users.
- ExactPay's Global Clearing proves essential for global business.
- Ingenico: total payment solutions for Latin America.
- Opengate technologies: your partner of choice for 'digital' peace of mind.
- Stranded: miles of beaches but no easy way to get there. Brazil's tourism business needs a break.
- The eastern front: Chile's LAN is a top airline in the region, but what it really wants is to fly from neighboring Argentina.
- Flatliners: all the airlines are touting fully flat "sleeper" seats in first class. What's the deal?
- A fine book--ruined by facts.
- All the President's Spin.
- El cantor de tango.
- Hidalgo.
- Public Enemies.
- Indicators.
- The Andean Development Corporation.
- The Inter-American Development Bank.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- The World Bank.
- Trinidad and Tobago: full speed ahead.
- Latin Trade index.
- Threadbare.
- Privatizations.
- Events.
- Condemned.