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October 2008 - Posts
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Fri, Oct 31, 2008 (4:54 p.m.) Two in three Latin Americans either don't care who wins Tuesday's U.S. presidential election or don't think the outcome will matter, according to a survey in 18 countries. Read More...
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(By FRANK BAJAK, Associated Press Writer) Two in three Latin Americans either don't care who wins Tuesday's U.S. presidential election or don't think the outcome will matter, according to a survey in 18 countries. The poll found that 29 percent of Latin Read More...
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Tuesday morning, the Honorable Eyal Sela, Israel's Ambassador to Ecuador, held a roundtable discussion about Iran's growing influence in Latin America. Read More...
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Two in three Latin Americans either don't care who wins Tuesday's U.S. presidential election or don't think the outcome will matter, according to a survey in 18 countries. Read More...
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Latin American leaders are urging the U.S. to repeal its 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba. The leaders say the "unilateral" embargo is unacceptable and harms the Cuban people. Read More...
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[SANTIAGO] The burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Latin America and the Caribbean may exceed conditions such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, say researchers. Read More...
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HAVANA, October 31 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti has opened a bureau in Cuba as part of the agency's major media strategy in the Latin American region, the editor-in-chief said on Friday. Read More...
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Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Latin America trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Preferred shares are usually the most-traded class of stock in Read More...
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The Inter-American Development Bank has cut its estimate for economic growth in Latin America to 2.5% from 3% previously. Read More...
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Leaders from Spain, Portugal and Latin America sought a joint response to the financial crisis at a summit here Thursday, despite their divided ideological views of the world. Read More...
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A shortage of export credit threatens to accelerate the downturn in Latin America, which is already suffering the impact of softening commodity prices, according to a former head of the regional development bank. Read More...
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Alberto Luzárraga, the head of Shearman & Sterling’s Latin America practice has quit the firm for Linklaters. ... Read More...
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Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , already cutting U.S. light-truck output because of slumping sales, will ship Texas- and Indiana-built pickups and sport-utility vehicles outside North America for the first time. Read More...
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(Reuters) - Russia is taking a greater interest in Latin America, a strategy that analysts and diplomats say has more to do with selling arms to the region than with flexing its muscles under the nose of the United States. Read More...
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Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day's session. Read More...
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28/10/2008 - Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD’s Development Centre , can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly Read More...
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Spanish insurer Mapfre is looking to focus on organic growth in Latin America after several years of acquisition-driven growth and expanding its branch network in the region, managing director Esteban Tejera told a conference call. Read More...
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc6da1/manufacturing_indu) has announced the addition of the "Manufacturing Industry in Latin America - IT Market Assessment" report to their offering. Read More...
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DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Industry in Latin America - IT Market Assessment" report to their offering. Read More...
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DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Manufacturing Industry in Latin America - IT Market Assessment" report to their offering. Read More...
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The bank is holding up against rival Santander, but the Spanish and Latin American economies remain a concern. Read More...
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Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Latin America trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Preferred shares are usually the most-traded class of stock in Read More...
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Leaders from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Andorra meet here Wednesday for a summit focusing on youth and development, under the shadow of the worldwide financial crisis. Read More...
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After two days of meetings, the second China-Latin America Entrepreneurs Summit came to a close on Oct 21. The summit has achieved great results and more than 10 business or association agreements were signed. With the theme of "innovate trade and service Read More...
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Trinidad & Tobago-based insurance and financial company Guardian Holdings (GHL) is planning another attempt to enter Latin America after pulling out of its investment in Panama's Grupo Mundial earlier this year, CEO Peter Guanteaume told BNamericas. Read More...
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Team Latin America walked away as winner of the "Engine Room," an original, short-form online series in which four teams of digital artists from around the world showcased their cutting-edge digital art skills in a bid to win $400,000, programming control Read More...
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Personal Communications Devices, LLC (PCD), the newest name in wireless, is bringing a world of innovation to Latin America, the Caribbean and Fiji with the introduction of new, feature rich and attractively priced handsets with popular options ranging Read More...
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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.----Personal Communications Devices, LLC , the newest name in wireless, is bringing a world of innovation to Latin America, the Caribbean and Fiji with the introduction of new, feature rich and attractively priced handsets with popular Read More...
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Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Banco Santander SA , the Spanish lender that announced three acquisitions in as many months, said third-quarter profit climbed 4.7 percent on higher income from Latin America and its home market. Read More...
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As Washington turned its attention to the Middle East, Latin America swung to the left and other powers moved in. Read More...
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Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Banco Santander SA , the Spanish lender that announced three acquisitions in as many months, said third-quarter profit climbed 4.7 percent on higher income from its home market and Latin America. Read More...
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Economic growth in Latin America, the World Bank says, will slow from annual rates of about 5 percent to between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent in 2009. And some analysts believe the situation will worsen before it improves. Read More...
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Acision, the world's leading messaging company, celebrates the first anniversary of its Latin America offices, with a market share of over 80%. Conservative estimates are that by 2011 the mobile messaging market in Latin America will have grown by a further Read More...
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MEXICO CITY (AFP)--Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will not rise above 3% of GDP in 2009, a U.N. regional economic body said Monday, revising down a previous prediction of four%. Read More...
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Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will not rise above three percent of GDP in 2009, a UN regional economic body said Monday, revising down a previous prediction of four percent. Read More...
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CHENNAI: With the US economy in doldrums and companies cutting back on IT spending, Indian tech majors are now turning their radars towards new locations such as Europe, West Asia, and Latin America. Read More...
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Latin America is underappreciated for investment, so it only makes sense that real estate investment mogul Sam Zell plans to put his money there. Read More...
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Delta Air Lines Inc. is ramping up its Caribbean and Latin American service to popular winter getaway destinations. (DAL) Read More...
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Converged services platform from Integra5 sees Latin America representing 20-30% of its revenues in the next 18-24 months, boosted by its Media Friends TV Chat and customer care applications, Integra5's marketing and business development VP, Steve Borelli Read More...
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Delta Air Lines Inc. is ramping up its Caribbean and Latin American service to popular winter getaway destinations. (DAL) Read More...
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ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2008 -- Go easy. Get away. Let Delta Air Lines take you there with one of its most exciting expansions in Latin America and the Caribbean, including nine new flights and increased seasonal schedules to six sunny destinations starting Read More...
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(Reuters) - Wireless carrier NII Holdings Inc said it will launch Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone in Latin America during the first quarter of 2009. The company, formerly Nextel International Inc, said it will launch the BlackBerry smartphone Read More...
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Youngstown, OH: Spirex Corporation has appointed Paul C. Ehrich as their Latin America Regional Sales Manager. Ehrich has an extensive background in extrusion, and firsthand, in-depth knowledge of the plastics industry in Latin America. Previously, Ehrich Read More...
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(Reuters) - Wireless carrier NII Holdings Inc said it will launch Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone in Latin America during the first quarter of 2009. The company, formerly Nextel International Inc, said it will launch the BlackBerry smartphone Read More...
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Wireless carrier NII Holdings Inc said it will launch Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone in Latin America during the first quarter of 2009. The company, formerly Nextel International Inc, said it will launch the BlackBerry smartphone in Argentina, Read More...
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Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day's session. Read More...
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The next U.S. president will have to come to terms with leftist changes that have swept through Latin America and will face tough choices on issues including trade and drugs. Read More...
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Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Latin America trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Preferred shares are usually the most-traded class of stock in Read More...
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Across Latin America, economists and stockbrokers are afraid the economic chaos of recent weeks will thwart efforts to lure regular people to capital markets, an important step for countries trying to fire up their economies. Read More...
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The U.S. presidential election is attracting outsized attention throughout Latin America. Residents, intrigued by the candidates' backgrounds, are debating what a victory by either Barack Obama or John McCain might mean for their countries. Read More...
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The U.S. presidential election is attracting outsized attention throughout Latin America. Residents, intrigued by the candidates' backgrounds, are debating what a victory by either Barack Obama or John McCain might mean for their countries. Read More...
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l muscle in Latin America, the Asian giant is joining a Washington-based international bank that finances development projects throughout the hemisphere. Read More...
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While Latin America initially seemed less vulnerable to the global financial crisis, recent stock market plunges and currency devaluations are showing that the region is far from invulnerable Read More...
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Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt appealed Friday for Latin American countries to fight arms and drugs trafficking, which she said "feed" kidnappings and terrorism. Read More...
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Canadian residential broadband solutions provider Sandvine expects to more than double its client base in Latin America by the end of next year, Sandvine's executive VP for marketing and sales, Tom Donnelly told BNamericas. Read More...
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TUCSON - Dozens of U.S. Air Force members living in Tucson soon will travel to Latin America as part of a new exchange program aimed at cementing ties betwee | |
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