Latin America Business News
Small Business Loan Interest Rates Cut in Brazil
May 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced here Monday a reduction in the interest rate on public loans for owners of small businesses from 8.0 percent to 5.0 percent. continue reading »
Anheuser-Busch InBev Present Offer for 50% Stake in Mexico’s Grupo Modelo
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched a tender offer for the 50 percent stake it does not already own in Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo. In a filing with the Mexican stock exchange, Grupo Modelo continue reading »
March Sees 15% Drop in Remittances to Mexico
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Remittances sent by Mexicans living abroad fell 14.7 percent to $1.78 billion in March, compared to the same month in 2012, the Bank of Mexico said Thursday. continue reading »
Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras Sells Stake in Gulf of Mexico Exploratory Blocks
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said it has sold its 20 percent stake in six exploratory blocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In a regulatory filing, Petrobras said it signed a sale and purchase agreement for the divestment continue reading »
World’s Largest Glassmaker, Mexico’s Vitro, Plans $146M Investment
April 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Vitro, one of the world's largest glassmakers, said it planned to invest 1.77 billion pesos ($146 million) in different projects this year. "The authorized amount represents an increase continue reading »
Will Next World Trade Organization Head be Latin American?
April 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The contest to succeed France's Pascal Lamy as head of the World Trade Organization has come down to a choice between the candidates from Brazil and Mexico, diplomats said here Thursday. continue reading »
Federal Court OK’s Offer for Merger Between Grupo Modelo and Anehuser-Busch
April 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A U.S. federal judge has approved a settlement proposed by the Department of Justice in the merger between Mexico's Grupo Modelo and Belgium's Anheuser-Busch InBev, the companies said. continue reading »
Pemex Brings Cogeneration Power Plant Online in Mexico
April 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said it has brought a cogeneration power plant online in the southeastern state of Tabasco, a facility it says is the largest of its kind in Latin America. continue reading »
$341 Million Expansion Planned for Mexico’s Coca-Cola Bottler
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Arca Continental, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America after Coca-Cola Femsa, announced that it plans to invest 4.2 billion pesos ($341 million) to drive t continue reading »
Anheuser-Busch Agrees to Divest Its Modelo Beer Business in U.S.
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
As part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, Anheuser Busch (ABI) will divest itself of its Modelo beer business in the U.S. The U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C. must still approve the settlement agreement. continue reading »
