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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 [...]

What do Logistics Companies Do?

Here are some examples of the solutions supply chain companies provide to their customers. Logistics companies can help move mining machinery and parts from a factory in Europe to a warehouse in Chile so they can be stored there and shipped quickly to a Chilean mine that desperately needs a spare part. They can work [...]

Latin America’s Infrastructure Gap

The total infrastructure gap in Latin America – the difference between existing and needed investments – is a whopping $170 billion per year to 2020, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It warns that ports in South America will reach their capacity by 2020 if they don’t [...]

Latin America will have to Compete Through Innovation

Latin Trade: How will Latin America be affected by the economic turmoil in Europe and the continued slowdown in the United States? Bilbao: Latin America proved to be quite resilient during the 2008 crisis. But the deceleration of the global economy will probably affect Latin America’s economic growth because there will be less demand for [...]

Made in Peru: Asparagus

Year-round sunshine, sophisticated irrigation systems and United States trade preferences have helped Peru become the world’s biggest exporter of asparagus. The Andean nation bounced back from an economic-crisis-induced slump with asparagus export totals of $480.3 million in 2011, up from $395 million in 2009 and $431 million in 2010. William Arteaga, head of agriculture and [...]

Leapfactor

Latin-Run Enterprise Develops Business Apps for Burgeoning Mobile Device Market. When Bolivian-born Lionel Carrasco, who has worked in IT for more than a quarter-century, got his first iPhone several years ago, he was pleased to find he could access applications – such as weather reports – in two clicks. “Can we do this with business [...]

Graphic Designer

Job Title: Graphic Designer Location: Miami, Florida Latin Trade Group is currently seeking a talented Graphic Designer to support the graphic design and development needs of the Art and Marketing departments under the supervision of the Art Director. The candidate will be responsible for assisting with the development of various contents including but not limited [...]

Korea: Role Model for Latin America

Two-way business is growing between Korea and Latin America.   SEOUL – While China is getting the lion’s share of attention these days, another Asian nation is also boosting its business with Latin America: South Korea. Throughout Latin America, Korean companies like Samsung, Hyundai, LG and SK are expanding. At the same time, Koreans are [...]

Best of Travel Press Coverage

Portal Seguro, Brazil, Feb.8, 2012. Refers the 2012 Best of Travel survey. Diario La Opinion, Colombia, Feb 7, 2012. Refers to the 2012 Best of Travel survey. InsideWorldFootball, UK, Feb 7, 2012. Refers to the 2011 Best of Travel survey. Portafolio, Colombia, Feb 5, 2012. Refers to the 2012 Best of Travel survey. Airwise,  Australia, [...]

The Bottom Line: Investor Confidence

If you were to judge the future of Colombia from what you read on Twitter, you would have a gloomy vision of what is to come. Every day, without exception, many of us who try to play an advocacy role on this social network receive striking insults largely for presenting numbers-backed evidence about pragmatic global [...]

The Contrarian: Does Europe Matter Anymore?

How might Latin America fare in such a gloomy environment?  Surprisingly well thanks to its own fiscal and monetary discipline and an historic pattern of declining European trade and investment links. Many Latin Americans are proud of their European heritage and go to great lengths to sustain their cultural links to the old continent.  Fortunately [...]

Ask the Concierge

The opening of the W Santiago in 2009 marked the hotel chain’s debut in South America and Chile’s capital remains its only location in the region. The hotel, in the heart of the fashionable El Golf district, caters mostly to businesspeople and is a particularly popular choice with younger executives. Along with two restaurants – [...]

Made in Mexico: Avocados

MEXICO CITY — Super Bowl Sunday can mean food and fun as much as football – and the food part often means guacamole. Super Bowl fans in 2010 wolfed down more than 50 million pounds of avocados used to make the creamy sauce. Over the past 15 years, the Super Bowl staple has been made [...]