There is no such thing as a safe haven
The commodities ‘super cycle’ and the global financial crisis have collided to make special mining taxes and royalties more attractive to government policy makers than at any time for a generation. read more…
To frack or not to frack?
Supporters say that the discovery and exploitation of Shale Gas represents a huge leap forward in the struggle for clean and cost effective energy, loosening the grip of the OPEC-cartel and…read more…
Corporate Affairs in the pharmerging markets
More than three years have passed since IMS first coined the term ‘pharmerging markets’ in recognition of the major shift in growth away from the mature, developed economies to the seven fast-growing emerging economies….read more…
Brazilian Oil & Gas
There has been huge interest in the ‘Pre Salt’ oil finds in the Tupi and Jupiter fields off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, and the impact this will have on the Brazilian economy and global energy markets. This is understandable given the numbers involved… read more…
Effective IPO marketing
IPOs are back on boardroom agendas in Sao Paulo with a number of companies having already declared their intention to list on the BM&FBOVESPA exchanges in the coming months and others in the pipeline for next year, although few expect the volumes attracted in 2008 (81 IPOs) or the values achieved by VisaNet (US$4.3bn)… read more…
FDI into Brazil
Attracting over US$ 45bn in foreign investment in 2008 and US$ 41bn in the 12 months to June 2009, Brazil is by far the leading destination for foreign investment in Latin America, with new flagship investments announced weekly. This is not a new trend. Brazil has long been one of the world’s most internationalised economies, with investment focusing on heavy industry and manufacturing until the 1990s but spreading to the service sector in recent years… read more…
How multinationals manage PR in Lat Am
Ten years ago emerging markets were seen as a sideshow by multinational companies with resources focused on the developed markets of Western Europe and North America. Ten years on and emerging markets are widely viewed… read more…
M&A communication
After a quiet 12 months for mergers and acquisitions: M&As are back. In one September day alone, the Wall Street Journal speculated about more than US$37bn worth of transactions, first and foremost Kraft’s hostile takeover bid for Cadbury’s – a transaction which is likely to play-out in the newspapers… read more…
Mining in South America
Copper in Chile, Gold in Peru, Iron in Brazil, Silver in Mexico – mining has always been a crucial part of the economy in Latin America and in the last five years bullish commodity markets have led dormant projects to be re-examined and new exploration work to take place. Five years on, a new generation… read more…
The Struggle for Agricultural Land
There are many issues facing the agribusiness sector, the two most talked about in “western” media being the use of biotech, or GM crops, and the debate over agricultural land for food vs. fuel…. read more…
