Concrete jungle: the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi's top
concierge on visiting Brazil's business capital, Sao Paulo.(ASK THE
CONCIERG
Could you recommend a restaurant for either a business lunch or
dinner in Sao Paulo, other than your own at the hotel?
I always recommend a traditional restaurant, Terrago Italia,
downtown, . . .
Here, there and everywhere: travel giant CVC uses discounting and
volume to rule Brazil's domestic tourism industry.(TOURISM)
Thirty-three years in business, Brazil's biggest travel agent,
CVC, has sent no less than 8.2 million Brazilians on vacation. Last year
alone, the company put 1.3 million people on charter flights, . . .
Cruise control: passenger ships are on the rise at Chile's
Valparaiso as the port races to handle the traffic.(PORTS)
After the Panama Canal opened in 1914, it took business away from
the Port of Valparaiso, thousands of kilometers away in central Chile.
Soon afterwards, the city fell into decline. First the . . .
Buying in: as free trade looms, Colombia gets ready to spend big
on ports, road and rail.(INFRASTRUCTURE)
After decades of neglect, infrastructure improvement is a hot topic
in Colombia, and nowhere is that more evident than in the sixth floor
office of the country's Transportation Minister Andres . . .
Pipeline.(consumer electronics)(Brief article)
MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 210
GPS tracking device
www.magellangps.com
Handheld stores maps to ensure you won't get lost. Sends up 22
maps to a computer with a USB port Just released
OLYMPUS EVOLT . . .
Cellular wireless sunglass accessory: Oakley Razrwire.(gear
BOX)(Sunglasses)(Brief article)
OAKLEY RAZRWIRE
Cellular wireless sunglass accessory
Price: US$300 www.oakley.com
* The Good
Lightweight device attaches to sunglasses and offers excellent
reception; talk on your cellular . . .
Tech tank: the Mexican government helps homegrown tech companies
reach international markets.(TECHNOLOGY)(Technology Business Ac
In a small office in Tijuana, Alberto Herrera directs a group of 13
people in the development of wireless sensor networks, one of 10
technologies that will change the world, according to MIT . . .
A tank half-full: Brazil pulls ahead in the worldwide race for
alternative-fuel automobiles.(AUTOS)(Volkswagen AG remains the ma
Brazil now leads the planet in the race to end dependency on
petroleum. Cars that run on either gasoline or alcohol or both in a
mixture--known locally as a "flex" car--have captured the
entire . . .
Youth quake: Latin America's millions of young consumers are
drawing multinationals in to build brands--and to create new produc
In 2000, U.S. credit-card giant MasterCard began the global rollout
of its virtual payment card, for online, mail or telephone purchases,
with Unibanco, Brazil's third-largest private bank. Virtual . . .
Loyal opposition.(INTERVIEW)(Vicente Fox Quesada speaks about
Mexico's economy and future)(Interview)(Cover story)
Vicente Fox Quesada is Mexico's first president elected from
the ranks of the opposition after 71 years of uninterrupted rule by the
Partido Revolucionario Institucional. A member of the Partido . . .
The new entrepreneurs: for many companies, tackling tough social
issues is all in a day's work.(MANAGEMENT)
Corporate social responsibility, the fashionable management mandate
to keep company goals in line with social issues, has gone beyond
writing a check to charity or backing a corporate foundation . . .
Udder improvement: buoyed by high milk prices and economic
recovery, Argentine dairy farms are back in business.(DAIRY)(Mastello
The Argentine milk industry has moved on to greener pastures. After
spending a few yeas in a rough spot, growth--and profits--have returned
for dairy producers. The industry grew last year and the . . .
Sleep on it: an Ecuadoran finds a novel way to sell mattresses,
and builds on empire along the way.(MARKETING)(Napoleon Barragan
Canadian actor Michael Myers, best known for his role as the
swinging man of mystery in the Austin Powers films, came to Chicago one
day. His apartment was empty, and he was also starving. He . . .
Slip sliding away: restricted by trade ruling, Europe's
sugar barons race to invest in Brazil, the world's new top
producer.(SUG
Across the sugar world, Brazil is the newly crowned king. For
decades, the European Union (EU) has trailed only Brazil in terms of
global sugar exports. But a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling . . .
River of cash: election-year politics is driving Brazil's
largest infrastructure plan ever. It will cost the poor the
most.(SILI
Brazil's so-called "river of national unity," the
2,900-kilometer Sao Francisco, instead has become a source of national
conflict--and the kind of shameful boondoggle that election years in
Latin . . .
Key contact.(RADAR)(Genesys CEO Wes Hayden discusses customer
relationship management (CRM) software)(Interview)
The work world is changing, and quickly. The information age,
rather than being about buying pet food online, has turned out to be
largely about making the internal workings of complex . . .
Big company watch.(RADAR)(Caterpillar Inc.)(Praxair)(Repsol YPF
S.A. (Madrid, Spain))(Brief article)
Latin American sales in US$ millions as of December 31, 2005
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER ...
PRAXAIR
U.S. industrial gas supplier Praxair reported sales of US$1.13
billion across . . .
The beautiful game.(RADAR)(FOX Sports Net)(Entertainment and
Sports Programming Network (ESPN))(Brief article)
Uruguayan soccer is known worldwide for the honor displayed by its
teams and players. Now GolTV, a soccer cable channel owned by Uruguayans
and financed entirely by the owners, has taken on a . . .
Betting the farm.(RADAR)(Uribe Velez, Alvaro)(U.S. Trade
Representative Rob Portman (LATIN TRADE) )(Brief article)
While some Latin American leaders seem to move away from U.S.-style
economic management, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe embraces it more
each day. Uribe--up for reelection this month--recently . . .
Hand over foot.(RADAR)(Latin American exports)(Brief
article)
Latin American exports are booming, reaching new highs for the
third year in a row in 2005. Every country region reported export growth
in excess of 10%. In terms of sheer volume, Mexico tops the . . .
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