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Fall in Chile inflation could lead to interest rate reduction

June 9, 2013

The Chile economy has come under pressure over the last few months, with a fall in the price of copper which has a major impact on the country’s main business arena of mining. This is an area of the world which has attracted the skill and the investment of Australia’s best mining companies not to [...]

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Facts about the Amazon rainforest

June 8, 2013

While Latin America is grabbing the headlines of late with regards to economic performance sometimes it is easy to forget the amazing natural phenomenon in the region. We will now take a look at the famous Amazon rainforest and try to unearth the truth about rumours, untruths and various spin about its decimation. There is [...]

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Economic trends set to make Latin America a key global investment region

June 7, 2013

Latin America is well on its way to becoming an economic force to reckon with by 2025 which will make the region one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world, new research claims. Research and analytics firm Frost & Sullivan has identified what it describes as 10 key mega trends fuelled by the [...]

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Brazil scraps tax on certain foreign investments

June 6, 2013

A special tax on certain foreign investments in Brazil has been scrapped to take into account changes in the global financial landscape, the country’s Finance Minister has announced. Guido Mantega said that the current 6% tax rate on foreign investors who buy Brazilian bonds in the domestic market will cease to exist but the government [...]

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Brazil aims to be world’s third biggest tourism economy

June 5, 2013

Brazil is expecting a lot more tourists in the next few years thanks to the attraction of two major sporting events, the FIFA World Cup next year and the Olympic Games in 2016. However, it has ambitions beyond that with the Minister of Tourism declaring that the country aims to be the third biggest world [...]

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Last decade sees tremendous social change in Chile

June 4, 2013

Chile is becoming a more progressive society with tremendous change in the last decade that has improved the quality of life of its citizens, according to a new international report. Since the 1990s, the country has seen a track record of robust growth and poverty reduction, says the Better Life Index from the Organisation for [...]

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Wind power taking off in Latin America

June 3, 2013

Construction of Panama’s first wind farm will begin soon as a massive logistical operation gets underway to transport sections of the giant towers that will hold the turbines. The $440 Penonome wind farm is the first of its kind in the country and will be the largest in Central America with 110 towers covering 19,000 [...]

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Technology in Latin America

June 2, 2013

There are many areas of business which have improved dramatically in Latin America over the last decade or so and indeed technology is one such area. However, we will now take a look at various different types of technology across Latin America and whether indeed they have managed to keep pace with the Latin American [...]

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Will BRICS become a major player on the worldwide stage?

June 1, 2013

BRICS is a group which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that has fast become one of the strongest economic groupings in the world. In the days when Latin American in particular, and to a lesser extent India and South Africa, were very much on the outside of the worldwide economy looking [...]

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Life satisfaction levels in Mexico higher than average

May 31, 2013

Mexico has made tremendous progress over the last decade in terms of improving the quality of life of its citizens, especially in the areas of education, health and jobs, according to a new international report. In general, Mexicans are more satisfied with their lives, the Better Life Index from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and [...]

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Mining investment in Latin America by Australian companies set to soar

May 30, 2013

Mining companies from Australia are set to invest $150 billion in Latin America over the next 10 years. The region already has around 80 Australian mining companies operating in 200 mining projects where Australian expertise and technology is pushing the industry forward. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr said that the potential for continued expansion [...]

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