Latin America Business News
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 »
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Spain’s King Juan Carlos Meet with Latin American Leaders
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's King Juan Carlos met on Tuesday with a former Chilean president, Mexico's erstwhile top diplomat and the head of the Ibero-American Summit organization to discuss ways to make the annual gatherings more effective. continue reading »
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia Have Best Climate for Private-Public Partnerships
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia are the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean most able to carry out sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop infrastructure and increase access to basic services, according to the continue reading »
Nicaragua Electric Utilities Disnorte Dissur Sold for $57.8 Million
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa said Tuesday it sold its stakes in Nicaraguan electric utilities Disnorte and Dissur for $57.8 million. continue reading »
