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General Motors.(Brazil)(Brief Article)
GENERAL MOTORS, a U.S. auto manufacturer, said it will to invest US$240 million in its plant in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to build and export an unnamed car model by 2006. The company expects produc . . .

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional.(Brazil)(Brief Article)
COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL, a Brazilian steel producer, proposed a US$780 million investment plan, which includes the expansion of its Casa de Pedra iron ore mine to increase production to 40 mi . . .

Advent International.(Argentina)(Brief Article)
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, a U.S. equity firm, acquired Argentine courier company OCA for an undisclosed sum. OCA, which has operated under creditor reorganization proceedings since December 2002, has ap . . .

Argentina.(Argentina)(Brief Article)
ARGENTINA set up a US$27 million trust fired with Argentine bank Banco de la Nacion to provide loans for small and medium-sized businesses. Nearly $7 million will be set aside for companies in the t . . .

Kimberly-Clark.(Regional)(Brief Article)
KIMBERLY-CLARK, a U.S. consumer products company, created a developing and emerging markets business unit as part of a global management restructuring. The new unit will focus on Asia, Latin America . . .

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation.(Regional)(Brief Article)
THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION, a U.S. government agency, approved US$55 million in financing for the United States' Darby-BBVA Latin American Private Equity Fund as part of an effort o . . .

Passage to India.(Panorama)(Brief Article)
The Mercosur trade bloc countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, signed a preferential trade agreement with India to establish fixed tariffs on more than 1,700 products. Negotiations on w . . .

Flying high.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
We are proud of this service award, which is a testament to the success of LanChile's daily efforts to provide all of our passengers with the best travel experience ("Best of Latin America" February . . .

Vote of confidence.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Needless to say, we are overjoyed to have been voted as Best Hotel in Sao Paulo by the distinguished readers of such an important magazine. We sincerely look forward to an opportunity to host LATIN . . .

Best gets better.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Just got the "Best of" issue. Great idea putting in "best tour" of each city. Excellent. Marcelo Salup Miami, Florida . . .

Investors know better.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
It is sad to read such a biased article, such as "Paying the Piper" (January 2004). Perhaps it would have been interesting to mention how local stocks have soared during the last year, how the curre . . .

Home on the range.(Editorial)
A few years ago, some U.S. researchers--bent on making a point about the West and its dead and dying landscape--took marginal desert grazing land and let it lie fallow. Soon, wild grasses sprouted w . . .

Don't tread on me.(Point Of View)(farmers)(Brief Article)
South Korea, the world's 12th--largest economy, has a big appetite for free-trade agreements, but the benefits of open markets mean little to the tillers of its rice paddies and barley fields. They . . .

Events.(Trade calendar)(Calendar)
EVENTS TELEXPO 2004 Communications and Technology Working Together March 2-5 Sao Paulo, Brazil Contact Advanstar Tel:[55] (11) 3170-7000 Fax:[55] (11) 3170-7010 www.telexpo.com.br . . .

Privatizations.(Trends)(Directory)(Illustration)
PRIVATIZATIONS SECTOR PROJECT DESCRIPTION DEADLINE AVIATION CHILE Region IV airport 20-year concession to 03/2004 build a . . .

Key indicators.(Trends)(Illustration)
KEY INDICATORS LATIN TRADE INDEX * % CHANGE OCTOSER 02/03 Total Trade October 03 US$ 57.3 billion . . .

Titles of interest.(The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens)(In Trading Up: The New American Luxury )(Brief Article)
Imagine the owner of a shiny, new Mercedes-Benz nevertheless shopping at a discount clothing store. It happens. It seems many consumers are willing to pay a considerable sum for products and service . . .

Dirty laundry.(The Future of Domestic Capital Markets in Developing Countries)(Book Review)
The Futuer of Domestic Capital Markets in Developing Countries By Robert E. Litan, Michael Pomerleand and V. Sundararajan The Brookings Institution US$39.95 Following an international conference o . . .

A new you: vacationers seeking better bodies head to Latin America to relax and recover.(Executive Travel)
As Cuban retail wholesaler Miriam Fernandez reached her late 50s, she yearned for a younger look. Following the advice of an Ecuadoran friend who beat the signs of aging with cosmetic surgery, Ferna . . .

All aboard for Samba! Chaotic, noisy, sweaty fun--that's National Samba Day on the train to Oswaldo Cruz.(Executive Travel)
If you play cavaquinho, a type of plucked lute for samba music, and write songs for one of the best-known samba schools in Brazil, every day is a day worth celebrating. But National Samba Day in e . . .

Creative business solutions: helping global companies meet demand.
Creative technology-based solutions to help businesses competing globally meet and exceed their goals are in demand throughout Latin America. Information technology (IT) spending in the region is se . . .

Swinging soy.(Out Of The Box)(soy trade)(Brief Article)
Argentina's trade balance is rosy, at least for now. Imports are projected to recover following an abysmal drop after the 2002 devaluation. Exports, meanwhile, are expected to continue to surge, tha . . .

Happy landings.(Out Of The Box)(Ecuador's new international airport)(Brief Article)
Ecuador's new international airport is under way with a scheduled completion date of 2008. Canadian construction company Aecon, part of Ecuador's Quiport consortium, will begin work in late 2004 on . . .

Speed to market.(Out Of The Box)(Indonesia supplies liquid natural gas to U.S.)(Brief Article)
Bolivia may have missed the chance to sell its gas to the U.S. West Coast. As the landlocked Southern Cone country hangs on the decision of choosing between Peru and Chile to move its untouched natu . . .

Free trade's end run: got something to sell the world? Chile's port of Arica says come on down.(Trade Lanes)
Bolivia has more than a hundred varieties of wood, among the finest in Latin America, exceeding Chilean wood in both variety and quality, says Fathi Abdalla, a naturalized Bolivian. Yet he's exporti . . .

The nearly world wide web.(Connection)(Internet usage by region)(Brief Article)
The percentage of Latin Americans who use the Internet continues to lag behind the world, in single digits for the past four years and likely to rise to just 13% by 2005. Japanese and North American . . .

Hewlett Packard H2200 IPAQ pocket PC.(gear Box)(personal computer)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Handheld computer Price: US$400 www.hp.com * The Good Uncluttered, compact design with a clear and adjustable display. Check e-mail, create office documents and stay connected with built-in wire . . .

Inbox interactive: Mexico's Tralix has an answer for your marketing questions--just open your e-mail.(Connection)(Tralix)
Forget focus groups, those expensive gatherings of real people around a table to react to new products or campaigns. When Mexico's Grupo Editorial Expansion wanted to choose a cover image for its sa . . .

Quality time.(Connection)(IBM software-developing team in Guadalajara earns top marks in the Capability Maturity Model (CMM))(Br
Mexico is software giant IBM's crown jewel in Latin America and the newest gem in that crown is the 500-member software-developing team in Guadalajara, the first of Big Blue's Latin American operati . . .

DFW launches Shanghai service: provides exceptional trade and transport links with China.(Dallas/Fort Worth International Airpor
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has launched service to Shanghai with China Cargo Airlines, solidifying its preeminent position as the leader in Asian cargo for the South and Eastern U . . .

Hot growth companies.(Hot Companies)(Illustration)
HOT GROWTH COMPANIES REVENUES 12-months ended RANK COMPANY SECTOR . . .

Early Harvest: Argentina's export-happy farmers are money in the bank for equipment maker Agrometal.
With soybean prices on the rise, Argentinas farmers are splurging on new machinery to boost production of the country's leading crop. For Agrometal, this means revenue--already climbing--is on track . . .

Growing with the world: Chile's Duncan Fox enjoyed big numbers in 2003 on free trade and a strong dollar.(Hot Companies)(Company
Chilean conglomerate Duncan Fox owes a lot to its exposure to international markets. Bolstered by Chile's freetrade deals with the United States and the European Union (EU), the No. 1 Hot Growth Com . . .

Flight plan: can low-cost carriers take off in Latin America?(Aviation)
Turbulence in the worldwide airline industry since 2001 jolted major carriers in every country on the planet. Low-cost carriers--which are more profitable since they fly larger planes to fewer, more . . .

Can we still be friends? As the Brazilian economy strengthens, a merger of latin America's two biggest airlines seems less likel
A year ago, executives of Varig and TAM, Brazil's two largest airlines, were shaking hands amid popping flashbulbs as they announced plans for a merger that would create Latin America's largest carr . . .

Going mobile.(Telecom Report)
Brasil Telecom would seem to be in the pink. It provides telephone service to close to a quarter, by population, of Latin America's biggest country. Yet the former arm of state-owned Telebras now fa . . .

Built for speed: Brazil's wireless final four see the brass ring dipping within reach.(Telecom Report)
Cellular phones already seem to be everywhere in Latin America--suppliers like Samsung and Nokia now talk about the telephone handset replacement market, not growth from first-time users--yet the wi . . .

I like my spiders chewy: Argentine candy company Bonafide turns to the experts for new candy ideas--kids.(Marketing)
Three years ago Billiken was in a slump. Kids shunned the candy brand's fruit and menthol chews. Nova, it is one of the hottest assortments. "Kids come for Billiken," says Osvaldo Palandri, a kiosk . . .

Have pushcart, will travel: voting with their feet, Venezuela's small business owners look outside for markets.(Franchising)
Alberto Martini got laid off from his job as a Caracas bank manager three years ago. But he never imagined the effects would be felt as far away as Miami, Ecuador, even China. With banking industr . . .

Beat the clock: with elections around the corner, Peru's Toledo needs big trade deals--and growth--now.(Trade)
Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has had a rough ride ever since taking office in 2001. Last year was no exception, with political opponents harshly criticizing--and ultimately frustrating--his a . . .

Down from the mountain: Bolivia's new leader can make indigenous people happy, or investors, but probably not both.(Carlos Mesa,
Latin America's indigenous groups, which haven't wielded much power since the Spanish conquest, have been increasing their clout. Their political presence is suddenly being felt in Mexico, Ecuador a . . .

The contender.(Trade Talk)(an insight in to the Argentina's economy)
Argentina's Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna professes a love for reading, art collecting and gardening. But to anyone who's ever sat across from him at a negotiating table he probably seems more li . . .

Big bank watch: net income as of Sept. 30, 2003.(Trade Talk)(Banco de Chile, Banco Rio de la Plata and BBVA Bancomer)(Brief Arti
DEAR SHAREHOLDER ... * Banco de Chile At the end of the third quarter, Banco de Chile was the country's largest domestic bank and had an asset market share of 18%. The Chilean bank's net income . . .

Cementing ties.(Pretecsa)(Brief Article)
Talk about your non-traditional exports. Mexico City concrete company Pretecsa recently moved 1.8 million kilograms of concrete building panels--the outer "skin" of modern buildings--to Salt Lake Ci . . .

Spilled milk.(Parmalat Finanziaria Spa )(Brief Article)
Italian investigators uncovered a multi-billion dollar accounting hole at Parmalat, charging that the dairy producer had created fake offshore accounts. Fraudulent activity is believed to have spill . . .

The world according to Nestor ...(Trade Talk)(Argentine President Nestor Kirchner )(Brief Article)
["The IMF] won't be able to twist my arm." --Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (Clarin) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] . . .

Working for a living.(unemployment scenario in Latin America)(Brief Article)
Average urban unemployment in Latin America will drop slightly in 2004, to 10% from 10.7% the year before, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). Even so, unemployment rates of mor . . .

Bean dreams.(Starbucks Corp. aid to Conservation International )(Brief Article)
U.S. gourmet coffee chain Starbucks has expanded deep into Latin America, opening shops as far south as Santiago. But the caffeine purveyor is no marketing slouch. Aside from selling more coffee, it . . .

Try, try again.(Trade Talk)(United States and Central America Free Trade Agreement)(Brief Article)
Costa Rica took a bold and unexpected stance during the final negotiating round of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement, refusing to conclude talks by the mid-December deadline and requesti . . .

Compania de Nitrogeno de Cantarell (CNC), a Mexican nitrogen company, filed a US$76.5 million arbitration claim against Mexico's
Compania de Nitrogeno de Cantarell (CNC), a Mexican nitrogen company, filed a US$76.5 million arbitration claim against Mexico's No. 1 construction company Empresas ICA Sociedad Controledora (ICA). . . .