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Corporate News
Telefónica to Reshape Latin Markets Two months after Telefónica spun off its Latin Internet unit, the Spanish phone giant rippled the markets again in January with its plan to take […]
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Duke’s Energetic Wager
LatinFinance talks with Bruce Williamson, president and CEO of Duke Energy International, the US-based oil and gas company, about why it sunk $1.2 billion into Latin America in within a quick five months last year.
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From Zip to A Billion
El Sitio, the pan-regional Internet portal, recently went public, transforming it into a billion-dollar enterprise.
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Front Notes
Despite the sympathy Venezuela drew after floods in December claimed more than 30,000 lives, the administration of Hugo Chavez may soon begin running into unwelcome, but hardly unexpected, surprises on […]
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Low-Cost Cash
Latin American companies are learning how to turn different kinds of assets into marketable securities without adding debt to the books.
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On a Capital Quest
The Mexican government and its banks want to build a stronger financial system. But signs are they better act quickly.
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Post Script
Fuel Swaps Chug Ahead Repsol-YPF, the Spanish-owned multinational oil company, plans to link up with Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras in an asset swap estimated at about $750 million. If […]
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Sovereign Report
January brought fresh signs of investor confidence in the largest Latin American debt issuers. Brazil was able to successfully issue a 20-year bond in the US market, the longest tenor […]