Mexican Make-Over
Foreign mining operations in Latin America can be reputational powder kegs unless companies work hard at building local community relations and goodwill. Some Canadian firms in Mexico have learned that lesson the hard way.

From Metals to Memory, Dumping Makes a Comeback

Falling global demand for commodities produced a tsunami of new antidumping investigations in 2008.  As the economic crisis take hold worldwide, this trend is spreading to a new generation of commodities – tech components.

Decade of the Panda?
Before China can deliver on its promise of massive investments in Latin America, Chinese companies need to overcome their fear of Latin American volatility and political risk.  And Latin America needs to prepare more cross-border suitors to bridge the cultural divide.

Mexico’s Shadow Pharma Market
An in-depth investigation reveals a host of problems afflicting Mexico’s pharmaceutical industry. Counterfeiting, theft and illegal sales of samples cost drug-makers nearly US$2 billion a year.