Ana Patricia Botín, president of Coverlink and daughter of BSCH CEO Emilio Botín, is expanding her Internet service company to Latin America, beginning with Mexico where Coverlink has acquired software […]
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Austral Defaults on Eurobond
Austral Group, Peru’s biggest fishmeal exporter, defaulted in May on a $50 million eurobond. The company has struggled ever since the El Niño weather phenomenon wiped out anchovy stocks and […]
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Codelco’s New CEO Calls for Change
Juan Villarzú, the new head of Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper mining giant, said the company’s future depends on a successful restructuring. Codelco, which produces 15% of the world’s copper and […]
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Holding on to the Start-Ups
Brazil’s CVM securities commission has eased listing regulations to encourage local and foreign companies Internet companies to list on the São Paulo stock market and stanch the loss of trading […]
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Andina’s CEO Shift
Jaime Garcia has taken over as CEO at Chilean Coke bottler Embotelladora Andina, replacing Erwin Hahn, who ran the company for four years. This is Garcia’s second tour of duty […]
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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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Easing Seizing Rules
Mexico undertakes an overhaul of bankruptcy and loan guarantee laws to reactivate lending.
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Insured Bonds on the Rise?
Latin American corporates are still having trouble accessing the international capital markets. Adding a default guarantee to asset-backed deals may be one way to attract investors.
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Rapid Returns
Technology investments help companies cope with growth and change, and prepare for more of both.
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Embraer Corporate Profile
Soon after Mauricio Botelho took over as CEO of Brazil’s Embraer in September 1995, he hung a photograph of an airplane in the lobby of the corporate office in São […]