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 INDUSTRY
ANALYSIS
 Central
America Fertile for Bank Expansions says InfoAmericas
by Jan
Smith,
Director of InfoAmericas
Financial Services Practice
Miami --
InfoAmericas released the preliminary findings of its new study
on the state of the retail financial services industry in
Central America, composed of the 40 million consumers in the
five isthmian republics: Guatemala , Honduras , El Salvador ,
Nicaragua , and Panama . Central American economies are
historically considered too small and too poor to be a
cost-efficient market. Collectively they offer excellent
opportunities and individual markets are also showing signs of
solid potential. On the retail side, InfoAmericas found pent-up
demand in all areas of consumer financial services, fueled by a
high-velocity flow of dollar remittances and an increasingly
sophisticated and bi-cultural consumer.
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INDUSTRY
ANALYSIS
 Pharmaceuticals
in Latin America- the Outlook for generics
by
Guillaume Corpart Muller
InfoAmericas Regional Director for Mexico, Central America and the
Caribbean
Pharmaceutical sales in Latin America expanded at a robust pace
between 2003 and 2005, racking up a compounded annual growth
rate of more than 12%. Brazil led this trend, catching up with
Mexico to tie for the region's largest market. With generics
emerging as the key force driving this growth, local and
multinational laboratories are reshaping their strategies.
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INDUSTRY
ANALYSIS
 Latin
America Logistics infrastructure - A Strategy Concern for the
Chinese
by
Marcio Stewart ,
Logistics & Transportation practice Director
China 's
growth as the factory of the world requires ever increasing
amounts of raw materials. Latin America has become a strategic
source of raw materials for China 's manufacturing process. It
is also a supplier of agricultural goods to feed China 's 1
billion people.
Consequently the Chinese government and
its oil company, CNOOC, have invested US$400 million in gas
exploration in Venezuela . China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co.
has invested US$2 billion in a joint venture with Chile 's state
copper giant Codelco. Baoshan Iron and Steel has invested US$1.4
billion in a joint venture with Brazilian iron-ore giant CVRD
for the construction of a new steel plant in Brazil . Yanguang
Group has created a new coal company in Brazil in a joint
venture with CVRD and Japan 's Itocho Corp. Chinese
petrochemical corporation Sinopec has an alliance with Brazil 's
state oil company Petrobras. These strategic investments are
only the tip of the iceberg of Chinese involvement in Latin
America . The Chinese also are beginning to move higher into the
supply chain itself. This is the next natural move.
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