Tendencias articles from July 2007

Tendencias archives from July 2007

The Mexican pharmaceutical market: a stronghold for FDI?
July 1, 2007... Consumer Goods and Services Introduction [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Mexican pharmaceutical industry increased over 200% from 1999 to 2006, reaching US$346 million. The Mexican pharmaceutical...

Direct sales in Latin America--continuous innovation?
July 1, 2007... Consumer Goods and Services Latin America is growing and the economic future looks bright, but at the same time nearly a third of the region's population lives below the poverty line, and new employment opportunities are scarce. As a...

Evolution of urinary catheter systems in Mexico: latex vs silicone--July 2007?
July 1, 2007... Consumer Goods and Services [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to the World Health Organization and the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second cause of nosocomial infections in Mexico....

What can affect Redecard?
July 1, 2007... Financial Services [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brazil's Redecard, a credit card processor and merchant acquirer is set to complete its IPO next week. The company is jointly owned by Citibank Brazil, Banco Unibanco, and Banco Itau--the...

Latin America: friend or foe to American agribusiness?
July 1, 2007... Trade Competitiveness & Investment Presented at the annual AGTC meeting in San Francisco, June 8th, 2007 American agriculture exports have stopped growing, in spite of record global demand spurred by growing affluence in developing...