Venezuela
Finance
Within the major countries of Latin America the beer sector is highly concentrated, with AmBev dominant in Brazil and Argentina (as well as in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay ), SABMiller...
2011-08-16Finance
Petrobras's planned US$13.6bn asset-divestment plan is a positive step towards bolstering the company's balance sheet as it undertakes the world's largest capital-spending programme....
2011-08-03Finance
Mexican soft drink bottler Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas (Geupec) has struck a deal with PepsiCo that will see the two firms merge their Mexican bottling and distribution facilities....
2011-07-20Finance
The news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seeking to raise VNF45bn (US$10.5bn) in new debt to finance the ambitious house building pledge underpinning his re-election campaign...
2011-06-01Finance
Brazilian Private Equity (PE) stands poised for its moment in the sun. CFW notes that although Brazil has been disproportionately ignored by PE in the past, investors are really starting...
2010-11-24Finance
British major BP has received a green light from the Venezuelan government to start talks over the sale of its assets in the country. BP, which has set out on a US$30bn divestment...
2010-09-28Finance
BMI View: BP's US$1.9bn asset sale moves the company closer to its US$30bn divestment target as it looks to raise funds to pay its GoM oil spill liabilities. It found a willing buyer...
2010-08-06Finance
The fight continues between the Venezuelan government and steelmaker Sidor, over the appropriate price for Ternium's 60% stake in the company. Venezuela's national assembly announced...
2008-06-18
