Archive for September 9th, 2008
Trade in Latin America: More Countries Are Turning to Their Neighbors for Business
Most major Latin American cities (Lima, Caracas, Sao Paulo, Rio, Buenos Aires) , were founded on or near ports by the colonial Spaniards/Portuguese to facilitate the export of gold, silver, and other commodities to Europe and later North America. So, there has been an export-oriented infrastructure in place for 450 years. Infrastructure like roads, rail, [...]
LatAm: Starting A Hedge Fund
Latin Business Chronicle
Latin America has emerged as a region with enormous potential for growth. Currently holding a 3 percent share of the global hedge fund market and growing, the region is home to 330 funds with more than USD60bn in assets under management (EurekaHedge, February 2008). The vast majority of these funds are located in [...]
Argentina, Brazil to sign trade currency pact: Lula
| Markets | Markets News | Reuters
Argentina and Brazil will sign a pact on Monday that will abolish the dollar in bilateral trade seen hitting $30 billion this year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview published on Sunday.
The initiative, announced in September 2006 and which had been expected to [...]
India clinches Asean FTA
Business Standard
Consumers can expect duty-free imports of a range of products like capital goods, some textiles, electronic goods and chemicals from next year after India successfully concluded negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for goods with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Singapore today.
The formal pact will be signed this December [...]
Interview with Dr Peter Baron, Executive Director, International Sugar Org
Business Standard’
Where does India stand in terms of opportunity based on per capita consumption?
The rapid economic development in India with increased purchasing power, is creating a stronger demand for sugar beyond urban and sub-urban areas. If India’s per capita consumption (now around 18kg) increases by 1kg, sugar demand rises by roughly one million tonne. The [...]
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