Latin America

Magazine articles on conducting business in Latin American countries.

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BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Jonathan Wheatley	Brazil: A Hot Incubator For Tech Startups A business park in Recife, Brazil is helping power a $10 billion information-technology industry in the country.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Rich Smith	Profits Are Popular Puerto Rican banking giant Popular packs profits. While an investor would rather see declines among the bad entries, the next best thing is growth in the good numbers outpacing growth in the bad ones. And that, Popular had in spades.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Aracruz Keeps Cruisin' With strong margins, a decent return on equity, and a reasonable dividend, Brazil's paper company might be worth a look for investors who want a cyclical overseas play.
Inc. July 2005 Darren Dahl	It's Son of Nafta! If it is ratified, the Central America Free Trade Agreement will eliminate duties on trade between the U.S. and six Central American nations.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Geri Smith	Work In The States, Build A Life In Mexico Monterrey-based Construmex has helped 4,500 migrants living in the U.S. build homes or small businesses in Mexico.
IDB America June 2005 Shirley Emerick	New Waves of Tourism Hit the Beach A program in northeastern Brazil stimulates private investment and creates jobs in a region that was once ignored.
IDB America June 2005	IDB Supports Haiti's Public Sector The IDB approved a $5 million soft loan to Haiti to strengthen public sector institutions in charge of revenue collection, budget formulation and execution and government procurement.
IDB America June 2005 Paul Constance	Who Won the Water Wars? Private investment is not a panacea for Latin America's water problems, but it is an alternative that the region's people should be allowed to explore without stepping into an ideological minefield.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	GTECH's Holding On Despite all the legal troubles in Brazil, the lottery systems provider's shareholders have still prospered.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Transocean-Petrobras Samba New deals between the drilling contractor and the Brazilian oil giant show how serious Petrobras is about boosting production. Investors, take note.
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