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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:01:50 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Petrochemicals - Brazil - DuPont: Brazil, China to lead growth in emerging markets</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Brazil and China are expected to drive US chemical company DuPont's (NYSE: DD) growth in emerging markets, the company's Latin America president and global VP for emerging markets Eduardo Wanick told ...]]></description>
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         <author>Fernanda de Biagio</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:48:8 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Electric Power - Peru - ProInversión launches bidding for transmission concession</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Peru's state agency for promoting private investment ProInversión has issued an international call for bids for the Chilca-Marcona-Caravelí transmission concession project.

The 500kV project aims t...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/ProInversion_launches_bidding_for_transmission_concession</link>
         <author>David Casallas</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:35:16 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Info. Technology - Regional - SAP to focus on five countries in Latin America with sustainability portfolio</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Latin American division of SAP (NYSE: SAP) plans to focus on Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Brazil with its portfolio of sustainability solutions, mostly because of the size and maturity o...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/technology/SAP_to_focus_on_five_countries_in_Latin_America_with_sustainability_portfolio</link>
         <author>Cristina  Molina</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:34 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Insurance - Chile - HDI unit sees lower premiums but ROE still above 10% in 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Chilean unit of Germany's HDI International Holding (HDI) expects to post at least a 10% ROE this year despite premiums being predicted to fall 12-15% due to the country's economic downturn, HDI S...]]></description>
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         <author>Jorge Porter</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:08:2 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Infrastructure - Chile - MOP prepares 2 new road maintenance concession packages</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is preparing two new road maintenance concession projects, a MOP official told BNamericas.

On June 23, MOP gave the bidding rules for a US$200mn road maintenance...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/MOP_prepares_2_new_road_maintenance_concession_packages1</link>
         <author>Eva Medalla</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:14:59 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Banking - Regional - IDB confident it will finish capitalization talks by year-end</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) expects by year-end to finish discussions of a capitalization plan that could more than double the multilateral's current US$101bn capital base, IDB board of ...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/banking/IDB_confident_it_will_finish_capitalization_talks_by_year-end</link>
         <author>Jorge Porter</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:18 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Telecommunications - Regional - Tekelec eyes growth with number portability solutions</title>
         <description><![CDATA[US network applications company Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) is eyeing strong growth possibilities in Latin America for its number portability (NP) solution given that several countries are due to adopt suc...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Tekelec_eyes_growth_with_number_portability_solutions</link>
         <author>Patrick Nixon</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:44:17 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Oil &amp; Gas - Jamaica - Authorities look to Algeria, Venezuela as possible LNG suppliers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Jamaican ambassador to Washington, Anthony Johnson, is in talks with Algerian officials regarding possible supply of LNG to Jamaica, according to a statement from the Caribbean island's government...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/oilandgas/Authorities_look_to_Algeria,_Venezuela_as_possible_LNG_suppliers</link>
         <author>David Biller</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:05:18 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Metals - Chile - CAP likely to see profits fall even further for Q2, says analyst</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Chilean integrated steel producer CAP will likely unveil second quarter results worse than those in the first quarter since the company's costs have not fallen as much as have prices for its products,...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/metals/CAP_likely_to_see_profits_fall_even_further_for_Q2,_says_analyst</link>
         <author>Pablo Gaete</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:1 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Privatization - Colombia - Swiss Re's exit will affect infrastructure development, says analyst</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re's decision to exit the Colombian market will affect the country's infrastructure development, a Chilean infrastructure financing analyst told BNamericas.

A decision...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/privatization/Swiss_Re*s_exit_will_affect_infrastructure_development,_says_analyst</link>
         <author>Eva Medalla</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:19:39 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Mining - Brazil - Ibram: Minas Gerais, Pará suffer most as nation's mining investments to fall to US$9bn in 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Minas Gerais state has seen its portfolio of mining investments drop from some US$17bn prior to the global economic slowdown to US$13bn through 2012, while those in Pará state have fallen to US$23bn f...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/mining/Ibram:_Minas_Gerais,_Para_suffer_most_as_nation*s_mining_investments_to_fall_to_US*9bn_in_2009</link>
         <author>Claudio Mendonça</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47:1 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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         <title>Water &amp; Waste - Brazil - Odebrecht looking to form PPPs for sanitation projects</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Brazilian engineering and construction firm Odebrecht is concentrating on forming public-private partnerships (PPPs) designed for the local sanitation market, according to an Odebrecht spokesperson.
...]]></description>
         <link>http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Odebrecht_looking_to_form_PPPs_for_sanitation_projects</link>
         <author>Daniel Bland</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:13:10 (GMT -0400)</pubDate>
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