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Articles in Nov, 2005 issue of Latin Trade
- Gol, a Brazilian low-cost airline, increased an order to 101 from 63 with U.S. plane maker Boeing for model 737-800 New Generation airliners, an estimated US$3.77 billion expenditure if fully exercised, not considering customary discounts
- Bombardier Transportation, a unit of Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, won a US$244 million contract to build 14 streetcars for the Monterrey Mass Transport Authority in a consortium with Siemens and Grupo Garza Ponce
- Nemak
- The People's Tycoon
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Recount
by Paulo Soares -
Useful things of beauty: 15 amazing gifts to give or get this holiday season. You could live without them, but why?
by Greg Brown - Rest of the world
- Big fish swimming
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Outsourced
by Luisa Aguero - Quilmes Industrial
- Harris Corporation, a U.S supplier of wireless telecommunications equipment, will distribute its digital radios in Colombia through Daga, a Colombian equipment reseller
- Telvent, a Spanish information technology company, will install monitoring and control systems on a Mexican natural gas pipeline operated by Energia Mayakan, a Mexican energy company
- Caterpillar
- The Andean Development Corporation approved US$333 million in loans to Ecuador to upgrade the country's electricity distribution system, highways and other urban development projects
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The innkeeper
by Margarida O. Pfeifer -
Got no strings
by Alexander V. Ragir - Loyalty.test
- Petrobras
- Grupo Gigante, a Mexican grocery-store chain, borrowed US$270 million to restructure debts
- Dairy Queen
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Grape expectations: Brazilian vineyards, small in number, market themselves to global palates
by Carlos Adese -
Power pack
by Teodoro Kreckler -
High performance: the 11th Bravo Business Award honorees put the important things firstpeople
by Greg Brown -
Mexico: a new addiction
by Greg Brown - Techint, an Argentine industrial group, consolidated its newly acquired Mexican steel maker Hylsamex with its domestic producer Siderar after wrapping up a US$2.25 billion tender offer
- Grupo Mexico
- Mexico
- Ericsson
- Latin Trade index
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Tough call
by Greg Brown -
Internet ready: American Express wants credit card growth among middle-class Mexicans
by Marisol Rueda - Latin America and the Caribbean
- Protocol
- Cementos Bio Bio, a Chilean cement company, bought a 100% stake in Tecnomix, another Chilean cement company
- Camco, a Canadian appliance maker controlled by U.S. conglomerate General Electric , has agreed to sell for US$70.4 million all of its common shares to Controladora Mabe
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The world according to Alvaro …
by Alvaro Uribe - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Brazil's state-owned development bank
- Media is reality
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Mountain of money: Chile's ski resorts spend big to make more money on foreign vacationers
by Jen Ross - Tremors
- Kimberly-Clark, a U.S. maker of personal-paper products, and MedShare, a U.S. recycler of medical supplies, will distribute healthcare products to hospitals across Latin America
- Bancolombia, a Colombian bank, merged with its subsidiaries Conavi and Corfinsura
- Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican bakery, bought for an undisclosed sum brands and assets from Empresas Chocolates La Corona, a Mexican candy maker
- Praxair
- The International Finance Corporation, the private-sector lending arm of the World Bank, helped arrange US$105 million in financing for Trinidad Cement
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Out of options: abortion law in Latin Americawoefully outdatedneeds to change. Women's lives depend on it
by Jack Epstein -
The weakest link
by Andres Hernandez Alende - Petrobras, Brazil's state run oil company, will rent an offshore oil rig from Saipem, a subsidiary of Italian oil and gas company ENI
- Industrias CH, a Mexican steel maker, bought for US$229 million PAV Republic, a U.S. producer of bar-quality steel
- Alpek
- The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham
- Down under
- Hogan & Hartson LLP: finding innovative solutions for Latin American clients
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Venezuela: spreading the wealth
by Greg Brown -
Strong northeaster: multinationals see growth in a forgotten slice of Brazil, despite lower incomes and great distances
by Thierry Ogier - Banco de Chile
- DESC
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Snack attack
by C.J. Schexnayder - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Brazil's development bank, approved US$112 million in financing to build a hydroelectric plant in Santa Catarina state
- Happy pill
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Managing the health of globally mobile employees
by Kathy Sink - Caemi Mineracao e Metalurgia
- Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican bakery, bought for US$126.4 million Controladora y Administradora de Pastelerias, which operates pastry-store chain El Globo, from Grupo Sanborns, a Mexican retailer controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim
- Alaska Airlines
- Electricity Deregulation
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- Alternative investments can enhance portfolio returns and lessen volatility
- Privatizations
- Financing fix
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Even flow: Brazil plans to reroute a river to bring water to the parched north, but some say it's wasting money
by Paulo Prada - Lojas Americanas, a Brazilian retailer, bought for US$51.8 million a 99% stake in TV Sky Shop, a cable-television channel and Web site operator
- Empresas Ica
- Harvest Vinccler, a Venezuelan subsidiary of U.S. oil company Harvest Natural Resources, received a tax bill including penalties of US$94 million from the Venezuelan tax authority Seniat for the years 2001 through 2004
- Downfall
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Going flat
by Toby Muse -
Road warrior: Santiago bottles traffic and pollution with an interconnected system of toll roads
by Jorge Garreton - Events
- Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela
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