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The annual list highlights the 50 most prominent lawyers working with Latin America and the Caribbean MIAMI, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty names comprise the list of Latin Business Chronicle's 2013 Latin Legal Stars released today, a list which spotlights lawyers with an excellent reputation in working with Latin America and the Caribbean. These lawyers have been at the head of some of the largest deals in the past year, including multi-billion dollar M&As - such as...

MIAMI, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade was pleased to announce its selection of Marcelo Martins, Chief Financial Officer of Brazil's Cosan, as its recipient of the 2013 CFO of the Year - Brazil, in Sao Paulo. Martins was instrumental in guiding the finances of Cosan - a public company involved in the production of bioethanol, sugar, and energy - which saw a substantial revenue increase in the past year. In the final quarter of 2012, compared with the final one of 2011,...

MIAMI, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fernando Lorenzo, Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay and Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, are confirmed keynote speakers at the Second Annual Trade Americas Expo: Creating an Environment for Business Opportunities in the Hemisphere, hosted by Latin Trade Group in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), June 20 - 21 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami. Trade...

MIAMI, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Carso, one of Latin America's most important conglomerates, was named as Latin Trade's Investor of the Year at its 2012 Bravo Business Awards. "At a very young age I realized the importance of how business can positively impact society by generating employment and the responsibility that business leaders have in helping solve some of the most complex social problems," Grupo Carso Chairman of the Board Carlos Slim Domit said. "This is part...

MIAMI, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade, the premier business source covering Latin America and the Caribbean, will welcome some of the top business leaders and entrepreneurs from Latin America for its 18th annual Latin Trade Symposium on October 26 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Miami. This year's conference titled "Building the New Latin America: The Leaders, The Companies, The Paradigms for Success," will feature some of the most preeminent private and public sector...

MIAMI, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade, the premier business source covering Latin America and the Caribbean, today announced all the honorees who will be recognized at the 2012 18(th) Annual BRAVO Business Awards, to be held on October 26 in Miami. H.E. Miguel Juan Sebastian Pinera, president of Chile, will be recognized as Leader of the Year for his superior efforts and continued commitment in positioning Chile at the economic, social and political forefront of the...

MIAMI, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazil faces a powerful obstacle in the way of achieving its ambition of becoming a major world economic power: its tax system. The Brazilian tax system has many faults, sufficient, in fact, to place Brazil in the last place for the second straight year in Latin Business Chronicle's Latin Tax Index. The index measures countries' business climates by measuring four factors: corporate tax rates, tax rates as a percentage of profits, the number of...

MIAMI, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade, the premier pan-regional business magazine covering Latin America and the Caribbean, has named Santiago Gutierrez as Executive Editor. Rosemary Winters, CEO of Latin Trade Group, said the appointment of Gutierrez to executive editor reflects the publication's continued success in attracting top talent to the team that has won 27 editorial and design awards in the last seven years. "Santiago is a great addition to the LTG team and...

MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade, the leading business source in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced today the first group of winners to be recognized at its 18(th) annual BRAVO Business Awards, to be held on October 26 in Miami. Juan Benavides, CEO of Falabella, will be the recipient of the CEO of the Year award, in acknowledgement for his successful executive leadership of the second largest retail chain in Latin America. David Bojanini Garcia, CEO of Grupo...

MIAMI, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin Trade magazine is celebrating its 20th anniversary bringing Latin American business news to corporate executives and business leaders across the region. Throughout this landmark year, Latin Trade Group is organizing a range of activities, rounding off with a Latin Trade magazine collectors' issue in December. "For any publication to reach its 20th anniversary is a milestone. In Latin America, where political and economic swings can derail...