LT events.(INTELLIGENCE,Latin America)
LT Events
Latin Trade poll of chief operating officers in Brazil, August 2005
What is your perception of political risk during the next 18 months?
very high 10%
high 40%
medium . . .
Panama.(LOGISTICS)
PANAMA will invest US$5.25 billion expanding the Panama Canal by
building a new shipping lane. The project will double capacity and is
subject to a . . .
Andres Antonius.(CAREERS)
ANDRES ANTONIUS has been named president of consulting services for
risk-consulting company Kroll. Once head of Latin American and Caribbean
operations, he now reports to Kroll President and CEO . . .
Copa.(TRAVEL)
COPA, a Panamanian airline, bought for US$180 million a new Boeing
737-800 airplane as well as three new 190-model aircraft from Embraer, a
Brazilian aircraft . . .
Carlos Slim Domit.(COMPANIES)
CARLOS SLIM DOMIT, head of Mexican telecommunications company
Telmex, bought for US$287.6 million a 2.8% stake in Univision, a U.S.
Spanish-language . . .
Cash flow.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Brief article)
Pundits are a dime a dozen. Everybody has an opinion and, thanks to
the Internet, anybody these days can express it. But one thing seems
undeniable: Latin American companies are rolling in it.
. . .
Incivility.(POINT OF VIEW)(Guatemala )(Brief article)
More than a decade ago, Guatemala ended a civil war that had
punished the country from 1960 to 1996. Over 36 years of struggle, the
July 1982 massacre of 268 residents of Plan Sanchez, in the . . .
Events.(AGENDA)(Calendar)
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Privatizations.(Table)
SECTOR PROJECT DESCRIPTION
AVIATION
CHILE Region IX airport Concession to build and
operate
COLOMBIA . . .
In and out.(foreign investment trends)(Brief article)
Net foreign investment into Latin America this year may end up
short when compared with last year--maybe by as much as half.
Investments flowing into the region from abroad hit US$50.10 billion . . .
Rest of the world.(INDICATORS)(Statistical table)
Rest of the World
GDP
% change on year ago
LT forecast
latest 2005E . . .
Latin trade index.(INDICATORS)
December '05 % CHANGE
% change
DECEMBER "05/'04
Total trade USS 82.1 billion 20.4%
Exports USS 43.7 billion 24.3%
Imports USS 38.4 . . .
Honduras: a new horizon.(economic development)(Brief
article)
The new president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, seems to be in
excellent shape to lead his country forward. The economy is growing and
inflation has been easing since 2002, giving the . . .
Latin America and the Caribbean.(INDICATORS)(Statistical
table)
Latin America and the Caribbean
GDP
% change on year ago
LT Consensus Forecast *
latest . . .
The Andean Development Corporations.(PERU)
THE ANDEAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a multilateral lending
institution, approved a US$150 million lending package for Peru to build
highways linking the Cuzco, Puno and Madre de Dios . . .
The World Bank.(MEXICO)
THE WORLD BANK, a multilateral lending institution, approved a
US$300 million loan for Mexico to finance various economic-growth
programs. The country will have 15 years to pay off the loan, . . .
The World Bank.(ARGENTINA)
THE WORLD BANK, a multilateral lending institution, approved a
US$350 million loan for Argentina. The 13.5-year loan will finance
employment . . .
The Inter-American Development Bank.(ARGENTINA)
THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, a multilateral lending
institution, approved a US$500 million loan for Argentina to improve
public-sector financial management. The bank will disburse the loan . . .
King Kong.
King Kong (DVD)
A second remake of the story of an oversized ape taken from its
prehistoric world to be put on display in New York. A masterpiece from
the New Zealander director Peter Jackson, . . .
The Body Hunters.
The Body Hunters, Sonia Shah
Based on years of observation in Asia and Africa, Shah examines the
transfer of research financed by multinational pharmaceutical
corporations to poor countries, . . .
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