The Overseas Private Investment Corporation.(CENTRAL
AMERICA)
THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION, a U.S. government
agency that helps domestic companies invest abroad, will provide US$120
million in financing and political risk insurance for . . .
Three Weeks to eBay Profits.(BRIEFCASE)
Three Weeks to eBay Profits, Skip McGrath
Every day, more than a million people put something up for sale on
the auction site eBay, and more than 600,000 of them are professional
sellers. Step by . . .
Two to tango: known worldwide, Argentine tango has become a
global business.(TOURISM)
Across the planet, mention Argentina and few things come to mind as
quickly as tango. Go to any corner of the world and people are familiar
with it. And there's data to really support that: . . .
Plug and play: classrooms across the region go digital as
governments plow money into schools.(EDUCATION)
Talk to any politician in an election year and, sooner or later,
they'll pitch their education platform. They've all got
surefire ways to ensure a brighter future for the children. As high
global . . .
Connect the dots: tackling the region's Achilles heel,
construction companies race to improve roads and
highways.(INFRASTRUCTURE
Companies involved in infrastructure projects are on alert.
Federal, state and municipal governments are improving highways, ports
and airports, now that red-hot Asian economies are demanding . . .
Shutting Out the Sun.(Japan's economy)(Brief
article)
Shutting Out the Sun, Michael Zielenzieger
Japan, the second-richest country in the world, fell apart
economically during the 1990s, a decline from which it has yet to
recover, and today is . . .
Charm to spare: tips from the concierge at the InterContinental
Hotel in Buenos Aires.(ASK THE CONCIERGE)(Interview)
Where do you recommend for business lunches and dinners in Buenos
Aires?
The city offers a range of options that are very close to the city
center. There is Puerto Madero, which is considered a . . .
Big ideas: known for its commodities, Latin America doesn't
fall short when it comes to invention and
imagination.(INNOVATION)
What do the Biro ballpoint pen and digital fingerprint readers have
in common? They were both invented in Latin America, Argentina to be
precise.
Innovation, the creation of new products, . . .
Juiced up: as economies boom on commodity trade, power demand
will skyrocket.(ELECTRICITY)
Record-high prices of Latin American commodities like minerals and
oil have made futures traders and finance ministers very happy over the
past couple of years. Now electricity companies are taking . . .
Open arms: Latin America rearms its military, this time with
high-tech weaponry.(DEFENSE)
Armed conflicts have largely become a thing for the history books
in Latin America, but that's not stopping militaries from stocking
up. Defense spending in the region will hit 1.5% of combined . . .
Accion International.(ARGENTINA)
ACCION INTERNATIONAL, a U.S. non-profit organization that provides
microfinance, and Banco Columbia, an Argentine bank, created Columbia
Microcredito, which will provide financing for . . .
The Spice Route.(BRIEFCASE)
The Spice Route, John Keay
Spices came from remote lands most Europeans had never seen, and
their allure made the product even more desirable. Follow three
centuries of searching for the elusive . . .
Island fever: vacation travel booms in a Caribbean hotspot,
prompting some to worry about its impact.(TOURISM)
Aruba is about as close to paradise as you can imagine. Stunning
turquoise waters, powdery white beaches and romantic sunsets have lured
tourists for decades. Its position outside the hurricane . . .
Money slick: awash in cash, Latin America's petrocracies
invest to keep the crude coming.(OIL & GAS)
Record-high world petroleum prices have been a boon to both
state-owned oil companies throughout the region and the private
companies that do business with them. Just three years ago, in . . .
Hot wheels: awash in money, Latin American governments beef up
their fleets of shiny new automobiles.(AUTOS)
No matter what political party is running the government, no matter
how good or bad the economy may be doing, government officials still
need a ride to work. For automobile companies, moving . . .
Eight Below.(BRIEFCASE)
Eight Below (DVD)
An accident and a snowstorm in the Antarctic separate a guide from
his eight sled dogs. As the storm passes, the guide does everything he
can to rescue his dogs, while the . . .
Back to the future.(Revolutionary Wealth)(Book review)
Revolutionary Wealth By Alvin & Heidi Toffler Knopf Publishing
Group US$27.95
Husband-and-wife research team Alvin and Heidi Toffler became
household names for Future Shock, their vision of . . .
The professor.(INNOVATION)(Interview)
Jim Goodnight did everything wrong and still came out on top. The
former professor got into business intelligence software while at North
Carolina State University, trying to make sense of jumbles . . .
True value: as Latin America goes from paper to bits, tech
companies win.(COMPUTERS)
Latin America is known for leap-flogging. Households often jump to
using high-tech cell phones from old rotary phones, sidestepping years
of technology evolution in a single afternoon.
What's . . .
Maximum dose: healthcare companies chase government dollars to
save lives in Latin America.(PHARMACEUTICALS)
In Latin America's main economies, investments in healthcare
rose 44% on average in the last two years, according to the World Health
Organization, to US$48 billion in total in 2004, the last year . . .
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