Business News Americas - Top Stories http://www.bnamericas.com editor@bnamericas.com Copyright 1996-2008 All Rights Reserved en Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:13 (GMT -0400) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:13 (GMT -0400) info@bnamericas.com Saturday, Sunday Petrochemicals - Brazil, Venezuela - Financing model for Propilsur could be defined next quarter, says Braskem http://www.bnamericas.com/news/petrochemicals/Financing_model_for_Propilsur_could_be_defined_next_quarter,_says_Braskem Fernanda de Biagio Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:13:1 (GMT -0400) Insurance - Brazil - IRB results show headwinds, but reinsurer still well-positioned - expert http://www.bnamericas.com/news/insurance/IRB_results_show_headwinds,_but_reinsurer_still_well-positioned_-_expert James Newman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:54:22 (GMT -0400) Oil & Gas - Mexico - CNH to issue Chicontepec recommendation next month, says commissioner http://www.bnamericas.com/news/oilandgas/CNH_to_issue_Chicontepec_recommendation_next_month,_says_commissioner1 David Biller Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:03:32 (GMT -0400) Telecommunications - Puerto Rico - AT&T completes acquisition of Centennial http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/AT*T_completes_acquisition_of_Centennial Patrick Nixon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:4 (GMT -0400) Privatization - Ecuador - New hydrocarbons terms take attractiveness "from bad to worse" - analyst http://www.bnamericas.com/news/privatization/New_hydrocarbons_terms_take_attractiveness_*from_bad_to_worse*_-_analyst David Biller Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:42 (GMT -0400) Info. Technology - Regional - Latin America to represent 3-5% of global earnings in 3 years, says Cognizant http://www.bnamericas.com/news/technology/Latin_America_to_represent_3-5*_of_global_earnings_in_3_years,_says_Cognizant Matthew Malinowski Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:38 (GMT -0400) Infrastructure - Peru - ProInversión launches tender for stretch 2 of IIRSA Centro highway http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/ProInversion_launches_tender_for_stretch_2_of_IIRSA_Centro_highway1 Eva Medalla Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:34 (GMT -0400) Mining - Regional - Silver Standard reports disappointing results for Pirquitas mine in Q3 http://www.bnamericas.com/news/mining/Silver_Standard_reports_disappointing_results_for_Pirquitas_mine_in_Q3 Pablo Gaete Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:18:26 (GMT -0400) Water & Waste - Mexico - Waste incineration at Bordo Poniente would be "suicide" - expert http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Waste_incineration_at_Bordo_Poniente_would_be_*suicide*_-_expert Catherine Setterfield Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:37 (GMT -0400) Metals - Brazil - Steel distributors' sales, purchases expected to have increased in October http://www.bnamericas.com/news/metals/Distributors*_sales,_purchases_expected_to_have_increased_in_October,_Frefer_says Claudio Mendonça Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:16 (GMT -0400) Electric Power - Chile - GDF Suez, Codelco to merge all SING operations into Edelnor http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/GDF_Suez_and_Codelco_to_merge_all_SING_operations_into_Edelnor1 Nathan Crooks Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:46:52 (GMT -0400) Banking - Peru - Credicorp Q3 net income increases 31%, preparing for period of sustained growth http://www.bnamericas.com/news/banking/Credicorp_Q3_net_income_increases_31*,_preparing_for_period_of_sustained_growth William Schatz Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:09:52 (GMT -0400)