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Investors view Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez with less skepticism now that he has toned down his populist rhetoric. But a viable economic plan is needed before he can start wooing wall street.

      Private Equity Roundtable How is the current crisis affecting private equity? Is it increasing or decreasing the availability of investment opportunities? Thomas W. KeeseeIn Brazil, there is a good chance that this will actually create opportunity for private equity firms. Essentially, you’re going to be facing an environment in 1999 where there is […]

      Leonel Lopez Over the years, inter-country rivalry has often dampened Central America’s effort to integrate its economies into a united front that would boost cross-border investments and help them better compete in an increasingly brutal global economy. But today that movement is gaining added momentum as local governments push to unite the isthmus […]

Not all companies are struggling to find financing these days. If you have a brilliant idea for technological advancement in Latin America-and you are the first to act on it-chances are you can lure investors. Depending on what it is, you might even interest the likes of Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, Intel Corp, Warburg […]

      Roberto de Limapresident ofSiemens Ltda Roberto de Lima is a true believer. And why shouldn’t he be? His conviction of virtually guaranteed cash flow over the next two to three years for his company, Siemens Ltda., comes despite analysts’ assurances that Brazil is headed for economic recession. But de Lima’s faith is rooted […]

                                                 Note: All indices are in local currency terms, as are volume figures. Economática is a historical database which covers nearly 1,100 securities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. The companies included […]

The LF 100 gained 13.05% in October, although its year-to-date return remains negative at -7.79%. That contrasts to the US market as measured by the S&P index, which surged 11.38% in October and had a year-to-date return of 12.68%. The top gainer in October was Argentina, which jumped 20.29%, followed by Mexico, where the market […]