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The LATINtalk eJournal - September 2011

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> Latin America Update: global headlines...
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LATINtalk headline articles
  
NAFTA Brings "Exponential Benefit" to Americas Trading Partners, But Critics Still Want it Eliminated
What are the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nearly two decades after the trade pact's implementation?  While opponents of the agreement press for its end, others defend its necessity and success ...   Read on

VAT Withholding in Mexico on Maquiladora Transfers to Mexican Parties Documented With Virtual Pedimentos
The 5th Amendment to the Foreign Trade General Rules for 2010 ("FTGR") was published on June 30 in the Official Gazette, which includes important changes to the rules applicable to Certified companies operating under a Maquiladora program ...   Read on

UK Bribe Act Impacts Latin America
Britain's new Bribery Act will have a significant impact on doing business in Latin America.  Britain's Bribery Act  --  what some legal analysts have called "the most drastic and far-reaching anti-bribery measure in the world" ...   Read on

Expat guide to Brazil: health care
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Analysis: Brazil's middle-class economic miracle at risk
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European manufacturers are turning to Mexico for NAFTA manufacturing, according to a newly published whitepaper
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Latin America: Brazil Leads Compensation Costs
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LATINtalk automotive articles

Mercosur and Mexico auto industry agree to jointly compete with Asia
Mercosur and Mexico signed an agreement which virtually liberates all bilateral auto industry trade and opens prospects for joint undertakings world wide. The event took place in Montevideo, administrative capital of Mercosur.   Read on

Chinese cars beating Brazil
Chinese automakers are targeting cost-conscious consumers in Brazil, taking sales from GM, Fiat and Ford. As the second-largest emerging market after China and the fifth-biggest car market, Brazil is key for ...   Read on

Chinese Carmakers Eye Brazil
Chinese automakers want to capture a slice of the world's fourth-largest car market.  When the Chinese government unveiled its five-year economic plan in March, it told companies to "go out," pushing them to invest ...   Read on

Brazil to encourage local car manufacturing as China feels the pressure
Chinese auto-makers, who export their vehicles, are feeling the pressure from Brazil's auto import substitution policy, which may accelerate Chinese plans to make cars locally in brazil. The positive factor is that Brazil ...   Read on

Mexico's Manufacturing Continues to Grow: Auto production, steel lead expansion
Manufacturing in Mexico continues to grow in 2011 with both new and existing companies expanding operations across various sectors, most notably record-breaking numbers in auto production and vehicle exports ...   Read on

Mexican automobile sales up 11.5 percent in August
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Brazil increases tax on cars with high content of imported components
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Uruguay alert to the extent of Brazil recent measures on auto imports
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Made by Mexico
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Mexico's Automotive Manufacturing Expands Despite Lackluster Sales in the U.S.
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Latin America Update:  global headlines  
  
Below are the latest headlines from around the world featuring articles on Latin America.  To read articles below, please click here.

Brazil Moves to Protect Local Carmakers
Source: Wall Street Journal

Mexico Auto Output At Record Pace On US, Latin America Sales
Source: Wall Street Journal

Car parts makers: Vehicle-buying surge in Brazil fuels component sector
Source: Financial Times

Japanese lead in Mexico; where next?
Source: Automotive News

China Paving Brazil Silk Road With Hard-to-Beat Prices: Cars
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Rio or São Paulo?  For the first time in decades, Brazil's Marvellous City looks attractive for business
Source: The Economist

China's Jac Motors suspends project to build car factory in Brazil
Source: Macauhub

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LATINtalk September edition - additional articles

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- Latin America: World-Class Potential

- Mexico City on the move

- Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth: Made in China?

- Capital confidence barometer: Brazil

- Brazilian Manufacturing Sector Contracts Further In August

- Brazil's August unemployment stable at 6% in tight labour market

- Gartner's Dreyfuss says Brazil Made 'Fatal Mistake' Trying to Compete with India

- Setting Up a Business in Colombia

- Sao Paulo joins top 10 priciest cities for expats

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"Most-read" articles from the August edition of the LATINtalk eJournal  
  
Country Report: How Safe is Mexico?
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Brazil Becomes Fourth Largest Car Market, But High Capacity Utilisation Could Halt Further Progress
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Auto parts production in Mexico soars
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Mexico To Unveil $1.5 Billion Investment In Auto Sector
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Mexico gets helping hand from costlier China labor
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