Mexico’s financial markets are growing, and experts say not even the run-up to next year’s presidential election will disrupt confidence.
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Deals Sep 2005
Bavaria Sells Out London-based brewer SABMiller is acquiring Colombian brewer Bavaria in a deal with the company’s controlling investors, the Santo Domingo Group. The sale of Bavaria is Latin America’s […]
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National Strength
A decade after the Tequila Crisis, Mexico’s banks are lending again and the capital markets are blossoming. Future development will depend on next year’s elections.
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Shipping Out
Trans-Pacific trade has overwhelmed US ports. Shippers looking for alternative routes to the US market are beginning to look at Mexico.
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Slaughtering the Sacred Cow
Mexico’s national oil company loses money hand over fist and is leveraged to the hilt. It needs major reform urgently.
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Taking it to the Next Level
Colombia’s Santo Domingo Group became a player in the global beer market by trading Bavaria for a stake in SABMiller. Bavaria’s minority holders got a sweet deal too.
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Taking on the Barons
Mexican companies talk a good game, but in most sectors only two or three companies still dominate their business. But Mexico is revitalizing its anti-trust efforts.
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China’s Call
China revalued its currency, the renminbi, in July. Joydeep Mukherji, director at Standard & Poor’s, explains its long-term effect on Latin America.
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Caribbean Dreams
Venezuela’s Petrocaribe aims to help the Caribbean cope with rising oil prices. But with payments deferrable for 25 years, someone’s going to be left holding the bag.
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On the Edge of the Abyss
The past two years have seen two presidents run out of office in Bolivia. Will next year bring the overthrow of another?