ARGENTINAOctober 1. Argentine oil and gas producers Perez Companc and YPF replace steel shares as the most heavily weighted stocks in the benchmark Merval index in a quarterly update. The […]
Category: 1998
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The New Fundamentals
Are there any lessons to be learned from the efforts to support Brazil? What do you think we can expect with regard to Brazil?MN: There is no need to predict […]
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Brazil’s Saving Grace
Roberto de Limapresident ofSiemens Ltda Roberto de Lima is a true believer. And why shouldn’t he be? His conviction of virtually guaranteed cash flow over the […]
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The Shadow of Doubt
When pundits and participants in the international financial community get together these days the encounters have the tone one imagines in the meetings of the US’s Republican Party, which in […]
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Corporate Crisis?
Christmas dinner is going to bring joy to Brazil’s Perdigao this year. Despite the recession that is expected to hit the country in full force in the coming months, the […]
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Untapped Potential
Predictions abound about the explosion of e-commerce in Latin America and the innovative ways the Internet is expected to dramatically alter the way businesses interact with consumers. But while everyone […]
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Volatile Interest Rates
The region’s interest rate environment has been particularly volatile this year, as Latin governments responded to speculative attacks on their currencies and tried to turn the tide on massive investor […]
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Hurdling Mexican Bank Barriers
The proposed easing of restrictions on foreign ownership in Mexico’s banking sector reported by LatinFinance in May (Right Place, Right Time, Issue 97) appeared to be tailor-made for Banca Serfin […]