Latin America
Ecuador / Finance
Less than a week after Ecuador's telecoms regulator, Conatel, rejected América Móvil 's third application to renew its mobile licence, the authorities have made an about turn after the country's largest operator improved its US$307mn offer. Operating under the brand name Porta in Ecuador, Mexico-based América Móvil will now have its mobile licence renewed for another 15...
2008-05-07Brazil / Finance
The largest steel-maker in the Americas, Gerdau Group, has entered into a strategic alliance with Corporación Centroamericana del Acero (CCA) in Central America. In the deal announced...
2008-05-02Brazil / Finance
After several months of speculation and rumour surrounding a proposed merger or take over of two of Brazil's telecoms operators, Oi has announced a deal to buy a controlling stake...
2008-05-01Financing Strategies
Brazil
Brazil's petroleum industry will invest US$72bn in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) projects over the next four years, according to a reported citing the Brazilian...
2008-04-24Brazil
David Neeleman, the founder and chairman of JetBlue Airways, a US discount airline, has said that he will launch a Brazilian domestic airline which will begin flights in 2009. The...
2008-04-04Argentina
Repsol YPF, the Argentine subsidiary of Spain's Repsol, has announced that it will raise up to US$3.75bn in a secondary share sale. The sale is reported to be taking place on both...
2008-03-05Ecuador
Less than a week after Ecuador's telecoms regulator, Conatel, rejected América Móvil 's third application to renew its mobile licence, the authorities have made an about turn after...
2008-05-07Colombia
Colombia's government-controlled oil company Ecopetrol listed on the IGBC index on April 1. The company, which sold a 10.1% stake to Colombian investors in August 2007, will account...
2008-04-04Colombia
Colombian Mines Corporation, a Canadian company formed in 2006, is conducting mineral exploration in Colombia via its subsidiary, Corporación Minera de Colombia. The company has...
2008-03-20Brazil
The largest steel-maker in the Americas, Gerdau Group, has entered into a strategic alliance with Corporación Centroamericana del Acero (CCA) in Central America. In the deal announced...
2008-05-02Brazil
After several months of speculation and rumour surrounding a proposed merger or take over of two of Brazil's telecoms operators, Oi has announced a deal to buy a controlling stake...
2008-05-01Bolivia
The Bolivian government, led by President Evo Morales of the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), set an April 30 deadline for the government to take control of four energy companies....
2008-04-25Brazil
One of the world's largest growers and processors of sugar and ethanol, Cosan Group, announced on April 11 that it has agreed to merge its sugar operations with Nova America at Santos...
2008-04-16Mexico
On April 3 the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez announced the nationalisation of the cement industry. However, it is now unclear what degree of nationalisation will take place....
2008-04-10Mexico
The Mexican government plans by the end of March to unveil an initiative to open the state oil industry to foreign and private investment, according to energy minister Georgina Kessel....
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