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LT CFO Events-Miami, March 11, 2011

2011 ECONOMIC FORECAST

DRIVING LIQUIDITY AND GROWTH: SUSTAINABLE WORKING CAPITAL STRATEGIES

PERFORMANCE MEASURES – WHICH METRICS MATTER MOST?

LT CFO Events-São Paulo, April 19, 2011

ECONOMIC AND MARKET OUTLOOK

BEST PRACTICES: COST VISIBILITY AND EXPENSE CONTROL

GOING GLOBAL: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRAZILIAN COMPANIES

Carlos Garcia Moreno CFO of the Year

Carlos García Moreno, CFO of America Movil, has been named CFO of the Year in Mexico. See Report

LT CFO Events-Mexico D.F., June 16, 2011

MEXICAN EQUITY MARKETS: STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FINANCING OPERATIONS
PRESENTATION OF CFO OF THE YEAR — MEXICO AWARD
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OUTLOOK

LT CFO Events-São Paulo, July 28, 2011

BRAZIL AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
DRIVING LIQUIDITY AND GROWTH: SUSTAINABLE WORKING CAPITAL STRATEGIES
UNIVERSAL CHALLENGES FOR THE CFO
PRESENTATION OF CFO OF THE YEAR — BRAZIL AWARDS

Best of Business Travel Latin America 2012

The “Best of Business Travel Latin America” is one of Latin Trade’s most anticipated annual features, first published in the magazine in 2003. Our readers — top-level corporate executives, bankers and government officials among them — look to our survey for fellow business travelers’ guidance on hotels, restaurants and service providers in leading destinations from Mexico to the

LT CFO Events-Miami, August 26, 2011

2011 MID-YEAR ECONOMY/MARKET UPDATE
INTEGRATED TREASURY MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY BURDEN: CFO PERSPECTIVES
BRAZIL & MEXICO: BEST PRACTICES IN KEY MARKETS

LT CFO Events-Mexico D.F., November 17, 2011

MEXICO AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
PRESENTATION OF CFO OF THE YEAR — MEXICO AWARD
BEST PRACTICES IN COST VISIBILITY AND EXPENSE CONTROL
BEST PRACTICES IN MULTI-COUNTRY FINANCE ADMINISTRATION

LT CFO Events-Miami, December 2, 2011: What We Learned

What We Learned Economic Review and 2012 Forecast Speaker: Kathryn Rooney Vera, Senior Macroeconomic Strategist and Partner, Bulltick Capital Markets Key Points: » Reviewing 2011 economic activity » External forces impacting growth » A view toward 2012 Presentation of CFO of the Year – Multinational Award Latin Trade Honoree – Multinational Dynamic Growth & Expansion [...]

Protected: LT CFO Event, Miami, USA March 15, 2013

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The Bud Clock

How Budweiser made a breakthrough in Ecuador, a market that had been dominated by one brand for a century. Quick-response bar codes seem to be one of those technological developments that arrived before people could realize their true potential. But in Latin America, however, people in the advertising industry seem to have caught on to [...]

Tourism: The Seducers

As the tourism business continues to grow throughout the region, countries are competing fiercely to lure investors with fiscal incentives and guarantees Whether in the fascinating and varied landscapes of any of Costa Rica’s 28 national parks, or in the monumental architecture in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, both countries — like many others in the [...]

Touch And Go For Gains In Grains

South American farmers have a lot to gain from the US drought, if only they can break free of the red tape that hinders them. The worst drought in decades in the United States is opening up new opportunities for South American grain and bean producers, but farmers warn that the same erratic weather patterns hitting [...]

What Latin America should know about the conclusions of the World Economic Forum’s annual summit: The message from Davos

By Frederico Fleury Curado The atmosphere at the 43rd edition of the World Economic Forum at Davos at the beginning of the year was one of calm optimism. The positive view prevailed despite an awareness of the main concerns that are facing companies and governments and that remained top of the forum’s agenda — such [...]

A Thirsty Continent?

Some Latin American countries, though not all, have managed water supplies efficiently, though once-abundant resources could be in short supply. With a current population of 609 million, projected to grow to 750 million by 2050, plus the rapid advance of urbanization and industrialization in the region, water is definitely on the political agenda in Latin [...]

Innovation Or Bust

New technologies, marketing methods and business processes are advancing in Latin America, but they need to match those of developed nations and Asia In 2012, in one of his last speeches as the chief economist of the World Bank, Justin Yifu Lin warned Latin American countries that they risked being stuck in a middle-income trap [...]

The Creators Of Growth

Latin America is brimming with would-be entrepreneurs, but not enough is being done to promote them. From street vendors to multinational businesses, Latin America abounds in entrepreneurial success stories. But many of the region’s government and business leaders say more must be done to promote new ventures that can drive future growth. In Mexico, the [...]

Small Cities, Big Challenges

Rapid growth of mid-size municipalities opens up great opportunities for business Diego Roca was happy to open a T.G.I. Friday’s in the Peruvian city of Arequipa in early 2011. Yet, a year after operating the casual restaurant, municipal authorities suddenly revoked its permission to stay open until one o’clock in the morning. It took a [...]

Colombia’s bitter harvest

Inefficiencies, low international prices, bad weather and an overvalued currency led to a slump in once buoyant exports. In the land of Juan Valdez, the average cup of coffee is now brewed with beans grown in neighboring Ecuador and Peru. That might seem like sacrilege, but a combination of heavy rains, diseased trees, low international [...]

Latin America leads the M&A revival

The bulk of the major acquisitions were in Brazil, Mexico and Chile. Top buyers were in Brazil and the United States, though Colombia was a surprise player. This year began with a bang in the world of mergers and acquisitions. The 3G investment arm of Brazil’s wealthiest man, Jorge Paulo Lemann, is joining forces with [...]

For Companies, 13 Is A Lucky Number

Latin Trade presents its first forecast for the performance of Latin American companies. Sales will show similar growth as in 2012. Mining will recover, and retail will maintain its profits. The expected economic growth for 2013 in Latin America will offer an opportunity to recover for some of the companies in the region that were [...]

Latin Trade’s Best of Travel

Along with religion and politics, travel is a topic that produces very strong opinions. Whether they’re raving about the best airplane seat or ranting about the worst hotel restaurant, nearly every business traveler is well equipped to launch into a list of their best and worst travel experiences. In Latin America — as in the [...]

Latin Trade’s Deals of the Year

From complex loan arrangements to large-scale initial public offerings, innovation was a hallmark of several deals in 2012. These are some of the most interesting of the year. When BNP Paribas began to put together a $390 million loan for a Colombian consortium to operate, manage and expand the airport in the capital, Bogotá, many [...]

Panama: The Challenges Ahead

Panama is one of the rising stars of Latin America’s economy. The construction of large infrastructure projects, such as the $5.2-billion Panama Canal expansion and a $1.8-billion subway in the capital city, have boosted the country’s economy to 10.5 percent growth in 2012, slightly less than the 10.6 percent in 2010, and reduced unemployment to [...]