With the bottom falling out of agricultural markets, Caribbean governments are now being forced to diversify their economies and get serious about economic integration.
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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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Kings and Queens
LatinFinance has compiled its second annual ranking of the 50 most powerful and influential people in Latin America and the Caribbean, spanning business, politics, government, academia and even pop culture.
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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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Looking Beyond the Horizon
Vast oil wealth has made Trinidad & Tobago the Caribbean’s financial center, but limited opportunities at home are driving banks offshore.
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Sun, Sand and Sports
The Caribbean is selling itself to sports fans, starting with cricket. Governments are already spending millions to prepare for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
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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?
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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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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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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.