Latin America Business News
February 2013 Archives
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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 »
Mexico’s Carlos Slim and Bill Gates Join Forces to Reduce Hunger through Technology
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Billionaires Carlos Slim and Bill Gates said they planned to use their foundations to promote research and the development of agricultural technology to increase farmers' productivity and reduce hunger among the world's poor people. continue reading »
Spain’s Iberia Airlines to Cut Nearly 4,000 Jobs, Loses $1.14 Billion Over 4 Years
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Iberia airlines said Tuesday it planned to eliminate 3,807 jobs, or 19 percent of its workforce, and urged labor unions to call off planned strikes. continue reading »
Mexican Environmentalists Protest Chinese Development Project in Cancun
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
More than 100 community activists and members of environmental groups staged a protest against the Chinese-backed Dragon Mart commercial project in the Mexican Caribbean resort city of Cancun. continue reading »
30,000 Lead Contaminated Toys Seized at Puerto Rico Port
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigators have seized multiple shipments of nearly 30,000 toys imported into the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, containing levels of lead that exceed legal limits. continue reading »
Melia Hotels of Spain Now Looking to Americas, Asia for Expansion
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Americas and Asia are the main engines of growth for Melia Hotels International, although the Spanish and European markets remain important also, the Spanish firm's vice president continue reading »
Latin America News: Colombian Government Suspends 4G Broadband Auction
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombia's government has suspended a scheduled auction of 4G mobile broadband service after learning about a potential merger deal involving two of the participants, Information Technologies and Communications Minister Diego Molano said. continue reading »
Spanish Companies Win Brazilian Highway Contract
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish companies Acciona, Isolux Corsan and Copasa on Thursday signed contracts to build parts of a beltway around Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city. continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico’s Telmex Faces $52 Million Fine for Monopolistic Practices
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Fixed-line giant Telmex faces a fine of 657 million pesos (some $52 million) for monopolistic practices, Mexico's Federal Competition Commission, or CFC, said Thursday. continue reading »
Nissan to Invest $220 Million in New Auto Plant in Mexico, 1,200 New Jobs to Be Created
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Jatco, a unit of Japanese automaker Nissan, said it planned to build a $220 million plant in western Mexico to manufacture 400,000 automobile transmissions annually. continue reading »
Latin America New: Spanish Investment in Region is “Secure”
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish investment in Latin America "is secure" and is producing good results, Spain's secretary of state for International Cooperation and Ibero-America said here Wednesday. continue reading »
One Week After PEMEX Explosion Employees Return to Work
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Thousands of employees of Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos returned to work Wednesday at the company's headquarters in this capital, where an explosion last week left 37 dead and more than 100 injured. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Lawmaker Says Airport Lease Will be Bad for Island
February 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The speaker of Puerto Rico's lower house said Wednesday the contract authorizing the Aerostar Airport Holdings consortium to lease and operate San Juan's airport for 40 continue reading »
