Big foreign investors in Brazil are urging stock exchange intervention to halt a deal that would merge two of the country’s low-cost housebuilders. Fifteen investment…
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Archive for September 24th, 2008
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Exercises Option to Sell Brazilian Transmission Investments
Posted in September 24th, 2008
HAMILTON, BERMUDA–(Marketwire - September 24, 2008) - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (the "Partnership," and along with its related entities, "Brookfield Infrastructure") (
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Brazil stocks inch up after 2 days of losses
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Stocks on Brazil's benchmark index rose slightly Wednesday after two days of losses brought on by fears that the U.S. might not pull off a plan to rescue financial companies and prevent a global econo…
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Ecuador may default on US$200 million Brazil loan
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Ecuador may default on a more than US0 million loan granted by a Brazilian development bank to build a hydroelectric plant in central Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said Wednesday.The loan from B…
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FDI in Latin America, Caribbean hits record 126.3 billion dollars
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Santiago - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean reached a record 126.3 billion US dollars in 2007, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said We…
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Brazilian stars selected in women
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Brazil stars Marta, Daniela and Cristiane were selected in the first round of the Women's Professional Soccer international draft on Wednesday.Marta, considered the best player in the world, was taken…
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Brazil is pumped up over offshore oil field
Posted in September 24th, 2008
AIM Exploratory oil wells drilled off Brazil's coastline indicate the presence of a vast pool of crude that could propel this nation into the top tier of world energy producers.
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Brookfield Infrastructure to sell Brazilian transmission investments
Posted in September 24th, 2008
The Canadian Press September 24, 2008 - 8:47 p.m. Brookfield Infrastructure has exercised an option to sell its minority interests in a group of five related Brazilian transmission investments, TBE. …
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In the List of Least Corrupt Brazil Gets 80th Place in the World
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Brazil ranks 80 among 180 countries in the latest report from Transparency International (TI), a non government organization which rates countries according to corruption in the so called Corruption P…
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Brazil, US to Cooperate on Biofuels - Official
Posted in September 24th, 2008
INTERNATIONAL: September 25, 2008 UNITED NATIONS - Top ethanol producers Brazil and the United States will overlook long-running trade disputes and join forces to promote biofuels, a Brazilian trade…
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Ecuador to seize Brazil’s Oderbrecht
Posted in September 24th, 2008
The Ecuadorean government has sent in troops to take over the assets of Brazil’s giant construction firm Odebrecht and prevented senior executives from leaving the country
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American to add flights from Miami to Brazil
Posted in September 24th, 2008
icordle@MiamiHerald.com American Airlines said Wednesday that it will add several new flights to Brazil for the upcoming winter travel season, including two more flights from Miami.American will …
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Amid Strains, Bush Talks Free Trade With Latin America
Posted in September 24th, 2008
September 24, 2008 · President Bush has talked about free trade with Western Hemisphere leaders, but the comments follow an address to the U.N. General Assembly by Bolivian President Evo Morale…
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American Airlines suspends flights to Bolivia
Posted in September 24th, 2008
American Airlines says it has suspended flights to and from Bolivia due to the country's political crisis.The airline's Bolivian sales manager announced Wednesday that American's daily flights to and …
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Morales Cites "Evidence" of U.S. Meddling
Posted in September 24th, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - Bolivian President Evo Morales reiterated the charge Tuesday that the U.S. government was plotting to overthrow his government and that Washington had a hand in the rece…
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Chelsea have completed the signing of the Brazilian midfielder Mineiro
Posted in September 24th, 2008
Chelsea's new Claude Makelele: Mineiro. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images Luiz Felipe Scolari has added a third Brazilian player to Chelsea's ranks after completing the signing today…
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Brookfield Asset Management Announces Appointment of Thomas Keller to Head Infrastructure Group in Latin America
Posted in September 24th, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Sept. 24, 2008) - Brookfield Asset Management today announced the appointment of Thomas Keller as Managing Partner of Brookfield's Latin American infrastructure operati…
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Andean farmers await land in Bolivia
Posted in September 24th, 2008
As Bolivia erupted into violence this month over President Evo Morales' leftist reforms, the future of farmers like Julio Mamani hangs in the balance.Mamani, 44, lives in an adobe shack, burns cow dun…
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Dad fights for son taken to Brazil
Posted in September 24th, 2008
It is like a nightmare for David Goldman, except that when he wakes up, it is still there. His son Sean, abducted to Brazil by the boy’s mother four years ago, remains almost in sight but always out…
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India, South Africa, Brazil ink tourism pact - Indian Express
Posted in September 24th, 2008
India, South Africa, Brazil ink tourism pactIndian Express, India - Sep 22, 2008Kochi, September 22 The fifth edition of Kerala Travel Mart, the biennial event of showcasing the state’s tourism, saw good participation of stake holders …Kerala Travel Mart event to promote Kerala tourism domain-BKerala Travel Mart: Showcasing the best TravelBizMonitorKTM a grand success: Kerala Govt Financial [...]
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