Latin Trade

LT CFO Events-Mexico D.F., June 16, 2010: What We Learned

Mark Ludwig — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:16:47 +0000

Economy and Liquidity: Managing in Today’s Challenging Environment Panelists: Gabriel Casillas, Vice President and Chief Economist – Mexico, J.P. Morgan Ricardo Rivera, Deputy Director of Treasury and Finance, América Móvil Key Points: » Mexican economic growth… Full text (restricted to LT CFO members)

Statistics, Logistics and the Rebound

Rick Eyerdam — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:04:24 +0000

Latin America leads the way as global trade picks up from its steep decline in 2009

Wine Time in Mendoza

LT — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:54:17 +0000

Diageo, the world’s largest drinks company, shrugged off the downturn in global wine sales and upped its long-term bet on Mendoza, with its ideal climate and hit varietal Malbec, Juan Pedro Tomás reports from the Argentine province.

Green is Good

Mary Sutter and Elaine De Valle — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:47:09 +0000

For a growing number of regional companies and multinationals, being a good corporate citizen means monitoring environmental impact and adopting sustainable business practices.

Banks Buck the Crisis

Ronald Buchanan and Jane Bussey — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:18:16 +0000

The region’s banks lost little of their luster in the slowdown, and now global financial institutions increasingly are looking to their Latin American operations for growth prospects.

Ten Under Ten

LT — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:34:16 +0000

Latin America is full of opportunities and talent.

Ten Under Ten: Organic Treatment

Tara Fitzgerald — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:24:56 +0000

Biotech puts bacteria to work

Ten Under Ten: Blue Skies Ahead

Mery Galanternick — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:17:56 +0000

Low-cost airline takes off in Brazil

Ten Under Ten: Pumped for Growth

John Otis — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:59:27 +0000

Safer roads drive sales for fuel distributor

Ten Under Ten: Betting on Power

Gideon Long — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:50:40 +0000

Energy executives turned wildcatters strike oil and gas in Patagonia

Ten Under Ten: Software Savvy

Vinod Sreeharsha — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:45:04 +0000

Internet specialists carve out niche in an outsourced world

Ten Under Ten: Beyond Mate

Vinod Sreeharsha — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:34:10 +0000

Uruguayan-Argentine partnership brews a tea business

Ten Under Ten: Making Direct Contact

Thierry Ogier — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:26:21 +0000

Specialist in market intelligence thinks big

Ten Under Ten: Wireless Wonders

Jane Bussey — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:21:23 +0000

Engineering duo endeavors to get fellow Panamanians online

Ten Under Ten: Integrating Company Systems

Jane Bussey — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:44:44 +0000

IT spin-off of Mexico’s Cemex paves its own road to success

Ten Under Ten: It’s in the Cards

Mary Sutter — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:37:01 +0000

Ex-banker promotes switch from cash and vouchers to prepaid cards

After The Crisis

LT — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:21:19 +0000

With the global crisis retreating, Latin America and the Caribbean must focus on steps to boost growth to improve regional competitiveness.

The Answers – Leonardo Farkas

Gideon Long — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:35:01 +0000

Leonardo Farkas is Chile’s most exuberant and eccentric entrepreneur. Instantly recognizable by his mass of curly blond locks, he looks more like a rock musician than a successful businessman.

Food of the Gods

Alejandra Labanca — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:22:38 +0000

Originally revered as the food of the gods, chocolate today is tasted, analyzed and savored with a scrutiny and appreciation once reserved for wine. As the ranks of chocolate connoisseurs expand, so too does the market for gourmet and prestige products, from handmade bonbons to bars sourced in one country and Premier Cru, made from beans from a lone estate.

Ask the Concierge – Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

Mary Sutter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:48:45 +0000

Lincoln de Melo has worked at the Renaissance São Paulo Hotel for three years, the last two at the concierge desk. De Melo, 30, says one of the best aspects of his job is discovering new things about his ever-evolving hometown and sharing them with visitors from around the world.

The Stars Still Shine Over Acapulco

Mark Chesnut — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:32:51 +0000

In 1946, Hollywood star Rita Hayworth touched down on the glittery shores of Acapulco Bay, turning a small but stylish hotel called Boca Chica into her home base as she filmed “The Lady from Shanghai” with actor/director — and then-husband — Orson Welles.

A Fresh Chance to Revamp the Growth Model

Tanya Dawkins — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:15:21 +0000

The world needs a more nuanced and sophisticated debate about human and physical infrastructure and the relationship between the two. As the world’s fastest growing and most unequal region, Latin America arguably has the greatest incentive to tackle these issues.

The French Connection

Mary Sutter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:52:49 +0000

Germany may overshadow France as the European export powerhouse to Latin America and the world, but the Paris government has revved up its efforts to boost commercial ties with the region.

Is Beef the New Banana?

Mary Sutter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:39:59 +0000

Taking advantage of high-level meetings in Madrid, the European Union and the Mercosur trading bloc are ready to attempt to breathe new life into a proposed trade agreement after a break of six years.

Latin America and the Caribbean Skirt the Worst in this Crisis

Jane Bussey — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:26:49 +0000

The financial contagion flowing from Greece into the rest of the euro zone has a familiar ring in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico’s Tequila Crisis and Argentina’s foreign debt default have receded, but not disappeared, from memory.

LT CFO Events-Miami, USA, March 26, 2010: What We Learned

Mark Ludwig — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:53:44 +0000

Debt, Deficits and Devaluation: Finding Profits in an Uncertain Economic Environment LT CFO Event, Miami, USA, March 26, 2010 Panelists Kathryn Rooney Vera, Senior Emerging Markets Macroeconomic Strategist, Bulltick Capital Markets Marvin Diaz, Finance Managing Director, Latin America, American Airlines Luis Damasceno, Chief Financial Officer, Bureau Veritas Industries and Facilities North America Key Points: » Economic growth… Full text (restricted to LT CFO [...]

LT CFO Events-Miami, USA, 2008

Selvin Chi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:40:16 +0000

See our video of the 2008 LT CFO Forum

The Americas: A System under Stress

LT — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:54:42 +0000

By Margaret Daly Hayes The Inter-American system is under stress. It is fragile, fractured and at risk of failing. There no longer exists a clear, shared vision of a “hemisphere community” that in the past has seemed to provide organization to the Americas. The current stresses in this system derive from its evolving political organization, its growing economic [...]

Atlas of Disaster

LT — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:47:59 +0000

Latin America and Caribbean are no strangers to disasters, either natural or man-made. The earthquakes in Haiti and Chile this year are only the latest natural calamities that have befallen the region. Here are some of the other most destructive events in modern history.

Shaken Not Stirred

Ronald Buchanan — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:43:59 +0000

Natural disasters are ever-present threats, but few Mexicans bother to insure their homes and belongings MEXICO CITY -— It may be the national tendency toward fatalism. Or perhaps the impact of economic dislocations and devaluations over the years that historically made long-term planning difficult. But Mexicans are reluctant to safeguard their property through insurance, despite the earthquakes [...]