Business Mexico articles from August 2002

Business Mexico archives from August 2002

Letter to our readers.(telecom policy)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Correction.
August 1, 2002

Airport crisis. (Breves).(protests)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

15 minutes with ... Ernesto Carstens: Mexico's finance undersecretary talks about volatility, taxes and recovery.(Interview)
August 1, 2002

Brazilian trade. (New Business).(with Mexico)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Farm support. (New Business).(from Mexican government)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Challenging China. (New Business).(Mexico using China before World Trade Organization)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Gas contracts in Peril. (New Business).(Petroleos Mexicanos' multiple-service contracts in question)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Slump in U.S.-Mexico trade. (New Business).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002

Maquiladora alert. (New Business).(several Mexican states are offering incentives to companies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002

Kraft Foods Inc. reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Mexico's No. 2 juice company, Jugos del Valle, following the juice company's break in negotiations with PepsiCo. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

TV Azteca in June launched a new reality show called "La Academia," tracking the experiences of 14 amateur singers who are learning to perform and dance for one month. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Financial group BBVA Bancomer received authority from the Secretary of Housing and Public Credit to establish its own health insurance institution, to be called Preventis. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

WorldCom Inc. is trying to sell Mexican operator Avantel and Brazilian operator Embratel, following the U.S. telecom's financial crisis. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Mexican cinema operator Cinemex was purchased by the United States' Oaktree Capital Management and Canada's Onex Corporation for US$295 million. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Cemex. (Company News).(financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002

Luis Nino de Rivera was named vice-chairman of the Banco Azteca's board of directors. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Royal Philips Electronics. (Company News).(moves two television production lines to China)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

U.S. insurance company MetLife acquired government-owned Aseguradora Hidalgo for $92 billion pesos, the first significant privatization since President Vicente Fox took office. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Wal-Mart de Mexico. (Company News).(financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002

Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) opted not to increase its 26% stake in Mexico's Grupo Financiero Bital. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex). (Company News).(drop in net profits)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Legal ease.(General Law for the Prevention and Comprehensive Handling of Waste)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Navigating the storm: Mexican telecom stocks avoid pitfalls suffered by peers. (Market Moves).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Business Climate.(survey of economic, business climate in Mexico)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Indicators.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

No trust: Mexicans face problems when doing business with fellow Latin Americans. (Management).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Two years on: almost halfway into its term, the Fox administration needs to learn from past mistakes. (Politics).(analysis of Vicente Fox, president Mexican)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Mexico calling; analysis: local telecoms in a bearish new market realities--and a new law. (Cover).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Jaime Chico Pardo: Telmex's CEO talks straight about foreign ownership, the WTO and competition.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Lunch with Slim: the telecom tycoon talks about his market.(interview with owner of Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Carlos Slim Helu)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Calculating crime: separating fact from fiction on security issues. (Spotlight).(Mexico)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Missing Children: Investigations into low-profile crime suffer from little funding. (Spotlight).(Mexico)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Office dress: dressing for success, dressing for stress? (Spotlight).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Talking trash: informal "cooperatives" dominate Mexico City's waste management system. (Spotlight).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Illicit Pets: animal trafficking runs deep in Mexico. (Spotlight).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Radio on the Web. (Mexico on the Web).(includes web site highlight index of radio and television states in Mexico that broadcast over the Internet)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Paying up: the BSA cracks down on illegal software users. (Tech Talk).(Business Software Alliance, anti-piracy organization)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Gilding the silver screen: Mexico's "new" cinema forges ahead with touchy subject matter and an eager audience.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Frank Lloyd Wright. (Art Watch).(Museo de Arte Moderno hosts the exposition "Frank Lloyd Wright and the living city")(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Bolero queen Tania Libertad charms with opera. (CD Player).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002

Gruta Edhen. (Inside Eating Out).(Brief Article) (restaurant review)
August 1, 2002

Restaurant guide.(Mexico City, Mexico)(Brief Article)(Directory)
August 1, 2002