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Expanding Overseas: The Best Mid-Size Markets
Relatively stable and foreigner-friendly, these growing mid-size markets offer expansion opportunities in regions less vulnerable to the current global economic slowdown. .expansionPic { width:324px; float:right; margin:0px 0 10px 10px; padding:5px 5px 0; background:#edece7; border:1px solid #d4d4d4; } * html .expansionPic { display:inline; margin-top:20px;} .expansionPic p...
Tags: United Arab Emirates, BNET Feature, Software, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Financial Planning, Finance, Free Trade, Taxes, Government, Tax Rate, Singapore, Latin America, Business, Chile, Dubai, Gross Domestic Product, U.S., GDP, Banking, Internet, Jennifer Alsever, International, Business Expansion, Financial Services
Articles 2008-04-21
Valmont Industries, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Michael Coleman - Sterne, Agree & Leach. Michael Coleman - Sterne, Agree & Leach I wanted to ask, you mentioned you're going to maintain a conservative financial position, but could you talk about potential acquisition opportunities you have...
Tags: Acquisition, Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, Valmont Industries Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-19
What Executives Are Asking About Latin America
Latin America's economy may not be growing as quickly as those of China or India, but it presents real opportunities, and the political risks are often exaggerated. Executives of multinational companies could be excused for wondering what to make of Latin America as a place to do business today. On...
Tags: McKinsey & Co., Latin America, Strategy, Security, Management
White papers 2007-02-26
Working Capital Management In Latin America: The Receivables Opportunity
Much more than in the U.S. or Europe, collections in Latin America create a serious working capital issue for many corporations. Payment terms are often not honored, and corporations that are not paid in a timely way frequently need funding and credit to continue to build and deliver goods. The...
Tags: Receivables, Payment, Working Capital, Latin America, Citigroup Inc., Payment Term, Managerial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
White papers 2003-06-30
Latin America: Hungry For Your Products
Latin America's burgeoning economies and increasingly open trade regulations have given the region a healthy appetite for everything from toothpaste to refrigerators. And that's good news for American companies looking to grow their exports. Collectively, the region's economies are growing at an average annual rate of 5 percent, while the...
Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Latin America, Government, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Free Trade, Finance
White papers 2009-01-01
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Unidentified Company Representative Well, it's not really necessary to do an impairment because the evaluation of the goodwill is not related to the share price. It's related rather to the capacity for generating profit and the value of the assets that is the value of the...
Tags: Spain, Growth, Company Representative, Analyst, Call Transcript, Business, Latin America, Impact, Quarter, Liquidity, Earnings, Question, Well, Fee Income, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2007-10-25
McDonald’s Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Mary Kay Shaw (Q&A Instructions) Your first question comes from Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. You mentioned earlier in the call, you used the term that you’re recession resistant. Historically Europe has been a little bit more of a middle-class...
Tags: China, Recession, Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, McDonald's Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-10-22
Blount International, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions The first question is from Mark Rupe of Longbow Research. Please go ahead. Mark Rupe – Longbow Research Jim, Cal, congratulations on the quarter. James Osterman Thanks Mark. Mark Rupe – Longbow Research As it relates to performance internationally, I know...
Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, Basis, Blount International Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-11-18
Sealed Air Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first questions comes from Ghansham Panjabi - Wachovia Capital. Ghansham Panjabi - Wachovia Capital In terms of your volume assumptions for ?09, looking at ?08 looks like volumes were down a couple percent, but the fourth quarter was down 7%. Why is...
Tags: U.S., Europe, Call Transcript, Latin America, Wachovia Corp., Earnings, Sealed Air Corp., Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-26
Millicom International Cellular SA Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Sergey Fedoseev - HSBC. Sergey Fedoseev - HSBC Just two questions; one is a strategic one, and another one is more technical. The first one, could you please comment how you would deploy the money foundation asset; would it...
Tags: Asset, Africa, Millicom International Cellular S.A., Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, Question, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-07-21
Baker Hughes, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jim Crandell – Barclays Jim Crandell – Barclays Overall do you believe you’ve seen the bottom on a quarterly basis in international revenue? Secondly, what is the general magnitude of weakness you might expect in international profit margins...
Tags: Barclays Plc., Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, Baker Hughes Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-08-05
Industry Moves: Qualcomm Gaming Exec Yuen Heads To Zeebo
Eight-year Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) vet Mike Yuen helped spearhead the development of Zeebo, the downloadable game console that debuted at this year's GDC, and now he's devoting himself to it full time. Yuen is joining the gaming company—which Qualcomm has a stake in—as its SVP of worldwide content and...
Tags: Console, Industry, Qualcomm Inc., Zeebo, Mike Yuen, Games, Personal Technology, Industry Moves, Entertainment, Gaming, Companies, Qualcomm, Countries, Latin America, Asia, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-08-07
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Neal Dingmann - Wunderlich Securities. Neal Dingmann - Wunderlich Securities A couple of questions; what do you see as far as ramping back the pipeline, what does that look like now, and is that just sort of...
Tags: Brazil, Call Transcript, Latin America, Earnings, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Government, Security, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-08-10
Naspers Buys Majority In Brazilian Online E-Commerce Group Buscape For $342 Million
Naspers, the South African media giant, is continuing on its online acquisition spree across Europe and now Latin America: it has acquired 91 percent stake in Brazilian online e-commerce group Buscape.com, for $342 million. Buscape provides comparison shopping solutions to more than 100 portals and websites in Latin America,...
Tags: Risk Assessment, Naspers Ltd., Latin America, Buscape, Tools & Techniques, Web Technology, Portals, Strategy, E-business/E-Commerce, Security, Management, Internet, E-Commerce, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-09-29
Food Roundup: Merisant Bankrupt, No Tyson Layoffs, Coffee Growers Sue Cartoonist, and More
Merisant files for bankruptcy -- The maker of Equal and other low-cal sweeteners filed for chapter 11 protection today. Competing products like Splenda have been chipping away at Merisant's market share, and the company has accumulated a lot of debt. But the company said it will continue with its recent...
Tags: Poison Pill, Food, Advertisement, Latin America, Federal Government, Workforce Management, Government, Human Resources, Katherine Glover
Blog posts 2009-01-09
Racist Legacy Haunts Old Media: Just When They Need Help
Earlier today, I posted on a topic that, at first glance, is not very near nor dear to my heart: Celebrity Moms. To be brutally honest, I am not sure which celebrities are Moms and which aren't. Regardless, for those who managed to read a ways into that piece, my...
Tags: Media, Mainstream Media, Latin America, Rick, Latino, Univision, David Weir
Blog posts 2009-03-16
PepsiCo to Enter Coconut Water Market
PepsiCo has agreed to purchase Brazil's largest producer of coconut water, which is a popular drink not only in Latin America but also in India, Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. For an undisclosed sum, PepsiCo will buy Amacoco, which produces Brazil's leading coconut water brands Kero Coco...
Tags: PepsiCo, Beverage, Latin America, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover
Blog posts 2009-08-13
Fulfilling The Potential Of Latin America's Financial Systems
Although the region's financial depth is low, Latin America could be on the verge of a breakthrough if policy makers continue reducing public debt and reforming the financial and legal systems. Financial and legal reforms not only improve the operations of a financial system but also attract more savings to...
Tags: Financial, Financial System, Latin America, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2007-03-29
Weighing The Risks In South American Basic Materials
Multinational companies remain wary of political and macroeconomic risk in Latin America. Yet the region is full of attractive opportunities. Growing global demand for metals, particularly by China, has kindled intense interest in South America's mineral wealth. A realistic assessment of country risk in Latin America can uncover valuable opportunities...
Tags: Risk, McKinsey & Co., Latin America, Strategy, Security, Management
White papers 2007-03-28
Social Security Reforms In Latin America: What Can The US Learn?
More than ten countries in Latin America have enacted reforms that have some things in common with what is being contemplated for the US - the partial privatization of social security. But these countries are very different from the US, and it is not easy to draw meaningful lessons for...
Tags: World Bank Group, Latin America, Social Security, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance
White papers 2005-12-26
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