Caterpillar adding 1000 jobs at Brazil site

US-based construction equipment firm Caterpillar is to add 1000 new jobs to a recently acquired industrial facility in Brazil.

US firms lean toward domestic manufacturing projects

Figures have shown an increase in the number of intrastate manufacturing projects since 2009.

Brazilian land plan blow to FDI

Brazilian land plan blow to FDI

Fears over natural resources prompt Brazil’s government to re-enforce laws on foreign ownership of land

China wind firms target Americas

Chinese wind turbine companies are exploring areas in North and South America for international expansion opportunities.

Tech boost for Buenos Aires

More than 50 companies have set up in Buenos Aires’ technology district since its creation two years ago, city leaders have reported. Modelled on the Barcelona @22 district, the revamped former industrial area close to the centre of Argentina’s capital is attracting technology companies to a neighbourhood once marked by warehouses and brownfield sites.

View from America

For more than two decades I was based in Washington, DC. Many of my friends were Washington lawyers, who, as most people know, do not practise law; rather, they help their clients navigate, mitigate or even gain advantage from the actions of an increasingly intrusive government. They are having a good year.

Alessandro Teixeira

Q&A: Alessandro Teixeira - Under utilised

The president of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies spoke to Courtney Fingar on the sidelines of Waipa’s conference in Buenos Aires about how investment agencies could take a greater role in guiding governments’ FDI policy

Turning over a new leaf

Turning over a new leaf

The upcoming exit of president Álvaro Uribe marks a new era for Colombia. Once given a wide berth by investors, security has improved and its capital, Bogotá, is undergoing a revival. Michael Deibert reports

Advancing through caution

Advancing through caution

A culture of caution served Canada’s financial sector well in the credit crisis. Now Ontario’s banks are in expansionist mood, buoyed by recent tax breaks, reports Karen E Thuermer

Party crashers

Security issues, stifled telecoms and energy sectors and over-reliance on the US threaten the celebratory atmosphere surrounding Mexico’s bicentenary anniversary. But, says Jason Mitchell, foreign investors are not yet ready to leave the party.

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