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BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 |
Venezuela's Chavez Wins More Support Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez won new backing from Spain and Brazil in the form of military supplies. But the sales may irritate the U.S., which is worried that Chavez' arms buildup could destabilize the region. |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley |
Lula's Trade Crusade Is Far From Over It's a rude awakening for the Bush administration. Brazilian President Lula da Silva, emboldened after bringing together 22 developing countries to confront the U.S. and Europe at global trade talks in September, now looks ready to derail talks for a Free Trade Area of the Americas. |
BusinessWeek March 17, 2011 Johnston & Goldman |
Obama Heads to South America to Head Off China The President will focus on strengthening trade ties with the region's booming economies, especially Brazil, and counter rising Chinese influence. |
Salon.com August 17, 2000 David A. Wernick |
Venezuela's president is playing with fire By befriending U.S. enemies like Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez risks alienating his troubled country's biggest trading partner. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Wheatley et al. |
Give Us Your Soy, Your Iron, Your Grain... As China gobbles up commodities from Latin America, it's forging strong financial and diplomatic ties, too. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Geri Smith |
Democracy On The Ropes With corruption and economic woes rising, Latin America is disillusioned with democracy. |
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 Geri Smith |
Chavez: Trading Oil For Influence What worries Washington most about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the way he is spreading his strident anti-American message throughout the hemisphere, winning hearts and minds from Buenos Aires to the Bronx. |
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Geri Smith |
The Latin Chill May Get Even Frostier More than two years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, diverted its foreign-policy attention from Latin America, the Bush Administration is witnessing the consequences of its neglect. |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Another Global Foray By Brazil's Lula Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, plans to travel to India and China in 2004 and to host a visit by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. If confirmed, the meetings with other developing world heads of state would add weight to Lula's aggressive foreign policy. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Geri Smith |
Is Venezuela's Chavez Killing The Golden Goose? Venenzuelan President Hugo Chavez is using oil industry profits to enhance social programs. He is also using oil in his bid to turn Venezuela into a counterweight to U.S. influence in Latin America, causing a strain in relations. |
U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach |
Bank of South Draws Mixed Reviews The brainchild of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the proposed Bank of the South would be the Southern Hemisphere's all-purpose development bank. Is it a better mousetrap? |
IDB America November 2003 Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Rx for democracy A new study examines the health of Latin America's democracies, and prescribes a strong dose of political reform. |
IDB America April 2004 Charo Quesada |
After the Honeymoon What can Latin America do to rekindle the interest of Spanish investors? |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 |
Behind Brazil's New Assertiveness Foreign Minister Celso Amorim explains the rationale for its much tougher positions on world and regional trade |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Brazil Is Doing Something Right The second-best "BRIC" country has a lot going for it. If a close relationship with China is good for the United States, it must also be good for Brazil. |
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Stephen Ixer |
Chavez' Oil-Fueled Revolution Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping up a program of expropriation that could bedevil a number of businesses, both locally owned and foreign. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Hanson & Weisshaar |
Cleantech's Future and One More Heckuva Cheap Stock This week in the emerging markets: Cheap stocks in China and South America... Latin American instability... next-generation energy production and clean technology... Masdar, Abu Dhabi's carbon-neutral city... |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Tim Hanson |
Buy Big Returns and Balance Your Portfolio In this interview Michael Molinski, author of Investing in Latin America: Best Stocks, Best Funds, discusses why Latin American markets are performing so well, and how investors can profit from them. |
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Murphy & Quigley |
Why Peru's New President Worries Investors Ollanta Humala's victory in a runoff sent investors running. Now he must convince them that he's more like Brazil's Lula than Venezuela's Chavez |
Global Services September 30, 2008 Imrana Khan |
Latin America MSS Market Set to Grow to $332.7 Million by 2013 In the current market scenario, the outsourcing of network security in the region is now being accepted at a larger pace. Thus, Latin American IT-services providers are leveraging full outsourcing agreements. |
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 |
Where To Dig Up Latin Gems How should investors play Latin America, given an impending rise in U.S. interest rates and a projected slowdown in commodities demand from Asia? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 Annie Turner |
Russia Reaps Rewards in Booming South American Defense Market Russia's efforts to market military equipment to Latin America are bearing fruit. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Jonathan Wheatley |
Lula Is Under The Gun -- Again The Brazilian President's party is accused of payoffs, which could derail economic reforms |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2008 Hanson & Weisshaar |
Are You Panicking Yet? If you've invested money in the emerging markets, then you probably have less money invested today than you did last week. China, India, Brazil, Vietnam ... they've all been hammered amid widespread fears of global financial instability. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Ian Katz |
A Central Banker Winning Kudos Brazil's Henrique Meirelles talks about interest rates, free trade, and the currency. |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 |
Can Venezuela Fix Its Oil-Industry Woes? President Hugo Chavez admitted that state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela is pumping 100,000 barrels per day less than its OPEC-agreed target of 3.165 million bpd. What's unclear is whether a new shake-up lies ahead. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Jonathan Wheatley |
Is Lula's Honeymoon Winding Down? After riding a wave of popular support through his first year, Brazil's left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is facing pressure to make a lurch toward populism -- a sure way to jettison Brazil's stability and growth prospects. |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 |
Venezuela's High-Stakes Vote Political leaders at home and abroad are hoping the Aug. 15 recall vote on Venezuela President Hugo Chavez will bring some stability to the oil-rich nation. |
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Geri Smith |
Latin America: It's In Play Again, Too Latin America is again becoming a place to invest in. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Jonathan Wheatley |
Is Lula Losing His Grip? Declining confidence in Brazil's President could wreak havoc in the markets. |
IDB America October 2004 Carlo Binetti |
A Political Agenda Against Inequality In the last two decades, Latin America has been weighed down by the bitter paradox of trying to advance democracy even as poverty grows more extreme. Meanwhile, in the political arena, globalization has imposed new demands on the State. |
Knowledge@Wharton May 7, 2003 |
Lula's Brazil is Back on Track A $1 billion bond issue by a national government is not exactly sexy news in most places, but for Brazil a recent such sale was significant. It signaled that investors were confident they would get their money back and marked a milestone of sorts for the young administration. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: Still Waiting For The "Spectacle Of Growth" Investors are rushing back into Brazil, after fleeing the country in 2002 on fears that left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected in October last year, would lead the country into debt default. |
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Geri Smith |
Latin America: The Downside of People Power The military coup may be a thing of the past, but the popular coup is in vogue, as more Latin Americans are losing faith in the ballot box and taking to the streets. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Brazil: A Heady Mix of World Cup Euphoria, Election Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty While most people agree that Brazil's problems are less severe than Argentina's, there are nonetheless troubling developments in this huge sprawling country. |
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 |
"Our People Want to Decide Our Own Destiny" Bolivian indigenous leader Evo Morales, a possible presidential candidate, on the causes for the country's social unrest. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Neha Chamaria |
Your Portfolio Better Get Ready to Habla Espanol o Portugues Keep an eye on how companies take advantage of growth in Latin America. |
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
How Brazil's Lula Sees the Emerging World Order A conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Arturo Valenzuela |
Putting Latin America Back on the Map Consolidation of democratic institutions is a vital part of Latin America's recovery. |
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Ragir & Kopecki |
Brazil's Credit Boom Could End in Tears Consumer credit has shot up fivefold since the end of 2002. Now Brazil's leaders are moving to head off a subprime-style crisis. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: Lula Is Battling His Way Toward Growth Recent data on industrial and retail activity suggest better numbers this year. High commodity prices are boosting exports, while low U.S. and European interest rates are encouraging investors to put money in Brazilian bonds. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
The Latin Quarter Fortunately, unleveraged exposure to the region has been more than ample over the past decade. Planners with clients who can live with volatility might want to look south of the border. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Brightest Beacon in a Gloomy World Investors fled from the emerging economies in the wake of financial troubles throughout the developed world. This year some of those economies have seen their stocks finally recover somewhat. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Chile: A Beacon of Prosperity in a Turbulent Region Chile has chugged along. At a time of global frailties, its economy is healthier today than it has been over the past five years. What is behind Chile's success and can it be sustained? |
Bank Technology News October 2001 Daniel Joelson |
AT&T Takes Big Bites in Latin America Despite making headway, the telecom giant is learning Latin America presents its own unique challenges... |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 Geri Smith |
Brazil's Coming Rebound Consumers are spending and banks are sound. Is the Latin giant finally growing up? |
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003 |
Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Tim Hanson |
Egypt: The Cost of Revolution What the uprising in Egypt has meant for its stock market. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Arminio Fraga |
A Fork in the Road Latin America faces a choice between populism and deeper reform. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Stephen Ixer |
Don't Ever Count Out Hugo Chavez The rules of a recount vote may be stacked in the Venezuelan President's favor. |