Vitro, the Mexican glassmaker, is trying to fend off Asian competitors with value-added products. But a weighty debt load and weakening cashflow aren’t making the company’s survival any easier.
Category: Regions
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Rebuilding Growth
The Caribbean is battling a particularly difficult global environment. Economies throughout the region face serious challenges, although oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago is in better shape than most.
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Looking for an Upturn
Panama’s economy ran out of steam four years ago and it is struggling to meet deficit targets. The country is looking for new sources of economic fuel but it needs a major boost soon.
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Mutual Mobilization
Institutional investors in Trinidad are demanding more long-term investments.
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Oiling the Engines of Growth
The energy business is fueling the country’s economic expansion, but the wealth is not reaching everyone.
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Putting Liquidity to Work
The government and investors want to establish greater depth in the local capital markets.
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Rules of the Game
Trinidad and Tobago offers minimal restrictions and ample incentives for investors
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Unspoiled, and Almost Unnoticed
The tourism industry in Trinidad needs investment and promotion.
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All CACked Up With Nowhere to Go
Like bankers who only lend money to people who don’t need it, it is hard to see why bondholders are going to be seduced by the new breed of flexible […]
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Mummies, Swaps and Mortgages
Mexico’s capital markets are flourishing in a low interest rate environment and enlightened regulation as reforms in the 1990s start paying off. There is room for nearly everybody in the market.