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Privatization - Brazil - Brazil "cannot afford the bullet train, should be 100% private," says economist 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
As Brazil's economic growth slows down and social unrest bursts out, the feasibility of one of the government's most iconic projects, the 35.6bn-real (US$15.8bn) Rio-São Paulo-Campinas bullet train co...
Water & Waste - Argentina - Argentina's shale gas bet to drive development of US$250mn in water network 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Authorities in Argentina's southern province Neuquén have drafted a US$250mn water network project - "the blue network" - to cater to the needs of the local and fast developing shale gas industry. "T...
Info. Technology - Regional - Brazil, Mexico produce "spectacular" results for Dell 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Dell's results in Brazil and Mexico have been "spectacular" in what has so far been a good year for the company in Latin America as a whole, the firm's regional VP Diego Majdalani told BNamericas, wit...
Mining - Mexico - Frisco strikes could cut Q2 gold production by 19% 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The strikes at three Minera Frisco (BMV: FRISCO, OTC: MSNFY) mines could shave 16.6% off the company's second quarter revenues and cut gold production by 18.7%, according to calculations made by BName...
Insurance - Uruguay - Uruguay's AFAP assets keep rising in year ended June 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Assets managed by Uruguay's four private pension funds (AFAPs) hit 211.833bn pesos (US$10.3bn) as of June 30, up 20% compared to the same time in 2012, according to figures from the central bank. AFA...
Infrastructure - Brazil - São Paulo starts consultancy for US$1.56bn monorail PPP 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Brazil's São Paulo state governor Geraldo Alckmin has started a public consultancy phase for a 3.5bn-real (US$1.56bn) project to build and operate metro line 18 in the metropolitan region of state cap...
Telecommunications - Brazil - O3B eyes opportunities to extend broadband to Brazil's remote areas 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Global satellite service provider O3B is eyeing opportunities to cover internet blind spots in the Amazon region and other remote areas in Brazil, said commercial director for Brazil Paulo Berlinsky. ...
Petrochemicals - Mexico - Mexico's Mexichem reports preliminary Q2 sales, Ebitda down 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Mexican chemical and petrochemical firm Mexichem (BMV: MEXCHEM) forecasts preliminary second quarter sales of 16.9bn pesos (US$1.29bn), down 4% on the prior-year period. Ebitda is estimated to reach ...
Metals - Mexico, Peru - Southern Copper may shut Ilo smelter due to new environmental standards 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
US-based Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Peru's largest copper producer, may have to close its Ilo smelting and refining complex in January 2014 if proposed tougher environmental standards are enacted, ...
Oil & Gas - Venezuela - Fire halts flexicoker unit at Venezuela's Amuay refinery 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
A fire caused Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA to halt the production of a 72,000b/d flexicoker unit at the Amuay refinery in northeastern Paraguaná peninsula. Amuay is the country's largest refinery ...
