Tendencias articles from December 2007

Tendencias archives from December 2007

Latin Americans find their niche: why the region's affluent want something new.
December 1, 2007... Consumer Goods And Services Latin America is half way through its 5th successive year of expansion, a boom that has lifted dollar-measured regional GDP by 14.8% per year since it bottomed out in 2002. By the end of 2007, the region will be...

Santa Claus brings a Different bag of toys to Brazil this Christmas.
December 1, 2007... General Interest and Trends Extended access to credit at a lower cost for Brazilian consumers will leverage Christmas sales across unusual industries in 2007. Items that have dominated Christmas sales historically, such as clothing, shoes,...

Latin America and Asia ... opposites attract?
December 1, 2007... General Interest and Trends Latin America and Asia... cultural differences, geographical distance, diverse languages... Do these factors deter trade and economic relations between the two regions? This is not what the world has seen in...

Moving south: why the automobile industry crisis in the US is good news for Mexico.
December 1, 2007... Industrial Cloudy Days in Detroit 2007 will be remembered as a historic year for the global automotive industry. For the first time the US was displaced by Japan as the number one vehicle producer in the world, while a Japanese brand,...