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Poor transport hampers Brazil

Brazil has become the world’s biggest exporter of a basket of foods, but analysts say output is reaching its limit and the investment needed for growth is falling short

Caterpillar move adds to hopes of US recovery

The world’s biggest maker of earth-moving equipment and heavy duty engines is rehiring workers

Credit Suisse settles Brazilian insider trading case

Credit Suisse has offered to pay R$19.2m to Brazil’s securities commission to end an action over alleged insider dealing in shares of Embraer

Brazil sets 2% tax on capital inflows

Brazil has imposed a 2% effective from Tuesday on money entering the country to invest in equities and fixed income instruments. Direct investment in the productive economy will not be affected

Banamex dilemma for Citigroup

When Washington bailed out Citigroup last year, few could have foreseen that it would eventually put the bank’s Mexican subsidiary at the centre of a political storm

Citigroup might lose Mexican subsidiary

Mexico’s Supreme Court is this week set to probe a case that could potentially force Citigroup, the troubled US bank, to sell its profitable and highly prized Mexican subsidiary

Mexico is focus of global beer consolidation

Femsa’s decision to explore a sale of brands including Dos Equis, Sol and Tecate comes as both it and rival Grupo Modelo face the end of 25-year duopoly, as a result of InBev’s $52bn takeover of Anheuser-Busch