Mexico

Chilean firm Molymet, one of the world's top processors of industrial molybdenum concentrates announced on July 8 its intention to issue up to US$300mn worth of stock exchange certificates... 2008-07-10

Spain's Gas Natural has agreed to sell a 15% stake in its Mexican subsidiary, Gas Natural México to financial firm Sinca Inbursa.The Carlos Slim-controlled financial will pay EUR47mn... 2008-07-02

Latin America's largest Coca-Cola bottler and the world's second-largest in terms of volumes, Coca-Cola FEMSA, announced on June 26 that it has acquired Refrigerantes Minas Gerais... 2008-07-02

Financial services group Morgan Stanley and The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have agreed to buy Chilean electric company SAESA Group. They will jointly acquire the company from... 2008-06-25

Mexico's Genomma Lab, an over-the-counter (OTC) drugmaker, is the only Mexican company, apart from Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB, the operator of Mexico's stock exchange, to launch... 2008-06-19

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... 2008-05-01

We keep harping on about the resilience of emerging market (EM) economies during these troubled times for developed states. Whilst of course they are not immune from the ongoing economic... 2008-04-11

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.... 2008-04-10

Grupo Salinas, a Mexican conglomerate founded by Ricardo Salinas, announced that two of its companies, TV Azteca and Banco Azteca, would be expanded further into Latin America. TV... 2008-03-28

Latin America's second-largest Coca-Cola bottler Embotelladoras Arca is to acquire the Coca-Cola franchise in north-west Argentina for an undisclosed sum. The purchase, which will... 2008-03-04