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Split With the Past
With Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli and El Salvador’s Mauricio Funes both looking to be paradigms for successful government in the Americas, will ideology take a backseat to ruling from the center?
The Age of Global Mergers
Latin America’s mergers and acquisitions activity in 2009 heralded the age of Brazil. Corporations in the South American giant dominated the market for buying and selling, once again eclipsing the pace of European and U.S. firms that used to dominate these transactions.
Risk and Reward: A Banker’s View
Itaú-Unibanco’s Roberto Egydio Setúbal talks to Latin Trade in a wide-ranging interview in Miami during the Latin American Banking Federation (FELABAN) meeting.
Making Waves
Islands, developers pull out all the stops to attract giant cruise ships – and all those passengers with cash to spend.
Medellin: No Longer Strictly Business
Art and culture make a splash in this modern business center.
The Answers – Gastón Acurio
Peruvian Gastón Acurio is one of Latin America’s premier chefs. Dring the last decade he has also become a worldwide ambassador for so-called Novoandina cuisine that blends modern techniques with indigenous foods such as quinoa, Andean potatoes and peppers. The former law student operates several restaurants in Peru and has expanded his La Mar cevicheria to the United States, Mexico and Chile, with plans to open more restaurants in Latin American and Europe. The author of several books and host of his own television program in Peru, Acurio is married to German pastry-chef Astrid Gutsche, who helps him manage the internationally acclaimed Astrid & Gaston restaurant franchise.
New Impressions
Call it Latin America Inc. – the wide-scale rebranding of the continent. But will the new image of the region take root with the rest of the world?
A Thirst For Growth
The global beer giant SABMiller continues to toast its 2005 acquisition of Colombian brewer Grupo Empresarial Bavaria for providing a crucial foothold in the dynamic Latin American spirits market.
In Work We Trust – Best Workplaces in Latin America 2009
The global economic crisis has generated waves of cost cuts and layoffs that even the most solid blue chip companies in Latin America have been unable to avoid. The fundamental difference between the companies that have downsized and those that have managed to retain top talent and stave off the worst cuts by negotiating concessions from workers seems to come down to trust.
Waiting For Recovery
Latin American ports are ready and willing, but when will international trade pick up?
A Glacier With a View
From your computer, you can watch a YouTube clip of giant glaciers breaking into the waters of Patagonian lakes. Or, as the cognoscenti know, the town of El Calafate, perched on the edge of Argentina’s region of majestic glaciers, is the headquarters for exploration, observation and relaxation.
The Answers – Paulo Coelho
Theater director, actor, song writer and journalist Paulo Coelho is not only the best-selling Brazilian writer, but his novel “The Alchemist” was a 20th century literary phenomenon. Coelho, who was born and lives in Rio de Janeiro, has sold 100 million copies of his books worldwide.
15th BRAVO Business Award Winners
This year marks the 15th award ceremony – a milestone in searching for and recognizing the deserving champions of trade, finance, technology and politics, as well as some of the lesser-known heroes in social fields in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Leader of the Year: Felipe Calderón Hinojosa – Chief Executive for a Changing Nation
Steeped in the traditions of Mexico’s conservative political forces, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa was a youthful stalwart of the National Action Party that his father Luis Calderón co-founded. The 47-year-old Calderón, who was born in Morelia, Michoacán, fought against the odds to reach the top.
Full Steam Ahead
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities signaled their bullish outlook on the economy in August, when Finance Minister Guido Mantega changed the name of the government’s Commission on the Crisis – launched during the depths of the global financial slump – to the Commission on Competitiveness.
Spurred on by revived consumer demand and better access to [...]
The Answers – Juanes
Juanes, the 36-year-old Colombian musical superstar, has become one of his country’s most visible philanthropists through his foundation, Mi Sangre (My Blood). Now add to that his role as peacemaker, after his “Peace Without Borders” concert in Havana drew half a million concert goers, a spattering of controversy and worldwide attention for the island nation. [...]
Central America’s Tug of War
MANAGUA — A look of frustration crossed the face of transport manager Daniel Montero as he hung up the telephone. More cancellations of trips from Costa Rica through Nicaragua into Honduras on the luxury buses run by Tica Bus, explained Montero, the transportation company’s general manager.
“They tell us the wait to cross the border is [...]
Exclusive: LT CFO Interview with SABMiller’s Matt Wyatt
At the August 28 Latin Trade CFO Event, in Miami, Managing Editor William Plasencia had an opportunity to interview SABMiller’s Matt Wyatt, the director of finance transformation for Latin America. Wyatt flew in for the event from Bogota – via stops in London and Johannesburg – and talked to Latin Trade about leading the back-office [...]
