US-based construction equipment firm Caterpillar is to add 1000 new jobs to a recently acquired industrial facility in Brazil.
US firms lean toward domestic manufacturing projects
Figures have shown an increase in the number of intrastate manufacturing projects since 2009.
Brazilian land plan blow to FDI
Fears over natural resources prompt Brazil’s government to re-enforce laws on foreign ownership of land
China wind firms target Americas
Chinese wind turbine companies are exploring areas in North and South America for international expansion opportunities.
Tech boost for Buenos Aires
More than 50 companies have set up in Buenos Aires’ technology district since its creation two years ago, city leaders have reported. Modelled on the Barcelona @22 district, the revamped former industrial area close to the centre of Argentina’s capital is attracting technology companies to a neighbourhood once marked by warehouses and brownfield sites.
View from America
For more than two decades I was based in Washington, DC. Many of my friends were Washington lawyers, who, as most people know, do not practise law; rather, they help their clients navigate, mitigate or even gain advantage from the actions of an increasingly intrusive government. They are having a good year.
Q&A: Alessandro Teixeira - Under utilised
The president of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies spoke to Courtney Fingar on the sidelines of Waipa’s conference in Buenos Aires about how investment agencies could take a greater role in guiding governments’ FDI policy
Turning over a new leaf
The upcoming exit of president Álvaro Uribe marks a new era for Colombia. Once given a wide berth by investors, security has improved and its capital, Bogotá, is undergoing a revival. Michael Deibert reports
Advancing through caution
A culture of caution served Canada’s financial sector well in the credit crisis. Now Ontario’s banks are in expansionist mood, buoyed by recent tax breaks, reports Karen E Thuermer
Party crashers
Security issues, stifled telecoms and energy sectors and over-reliance on the US threaten the celebratory atmosphere surrounding Mexico’s bicentenary anniversary. But, says Jason Mitchell, foreign investors are not yet ready to leave the party.
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