Latin America Business News
Environmentalists to EU: Stop Allowing Companies to Buy Carbon Credits
February 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
More than 75 environmental organizations on Monday urged the European Parliament to end the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, launched seven years ago as a market-oriented way of reducing pollution and greenhouse gases. continue reading »
Mexican Oil Field Produced 865,000 Barrels Per Day in December
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Output at Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Mexico's most productive oil field, climbed to a record high of 865,000 barrels per day in December, state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said. continue reading »
World Press Photo Award Winners Announced
February 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Swede Paul Hansen was announced Friday as the winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2012 prize for a shot portraying the desperation of a group of Palestinian men during a funeral procession in Gaza. continue reading »
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Joins Brazil 3G Capital in H.J. Heinz Acquisition
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Thursday it joined forces with Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital to purchase U.S. food giant H.J. Heinz for $28 billion, including the assumption of outstanding debt. continue reading »
Brazil Rejects Apple’s Bid to Register iPhone Name in Country, Already Belongs to Someone
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Apple has filed a challenge with Brazil's INPI trademark and patent office in a bid to secure the right to sell smartphones with the iPhone name in the giant South American country. continue reading »
Eurocopter Celebrates 30-Years In Mexico by Investing $550 Million for Expanded Operations
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Eurocopter plans to invest up to $550 million in Mexico over the next few years, the European aviation company's president and CEO, Lutz Bertling, said. continue reading »
Pemex Lends $39.3 Million to Workers’ Union Interest-free
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos made a 10-year, interest-free loan for 500 million pesos ($39.3 million) to the union representing its employees, Mexico City daily Reforma reported Thursday. continue reading »
Billionaire Buddies Carlos Slim and Bill Gates in Mexico to Inaugurate New Bioscience Center
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Bill Gates and Carlos Slim, who control the world's two largest fortunes, inaugurated a bioscience center in Mexico that will conduct research to improve wheat and corn seeds to fight hunger. continue reading »
Spain’s Foreign Minister in Japan Hoping to Improve Economic Growth
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain is looking to Japan as an ally for achieving economic growth via the "creation of joint enterprises" in areas of common interest, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo told Efe Wednesday. continue reading »
Mexican President Peña Nieto Presents Wide Reaching Crime-Prevention Plan
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
President Enrique Peña Nieto launched Tuesday a national plan to address both the effects and the root causes of the gangland violence blamed for 70,000 deaths in Mexico over the past six years. continue reading »
