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Wilen Manteli

President
ABTP

Brazil is currently home to 120 privately owned port terminals. A new presidential decree changing the regulations for private terminal operators comes into force in January 2009. The decree has provoked mixed reactions from private companies and political figures. Special ports department minister Pedro Brito believes the new regulations will attract more private investment. Others, however, say it will negatively affect the sector.

BNamericas spoke with Wilen Manteli, president of nat

Franklin Lithgow

Director of investments and special projects
CEI-RD

December 12, 2008

The Dominican Republic is doing everything in its power to combat the effects of the global financial crisis.

Authorities have turned to infrastructure in an effort to create new jobs, but are also facing the credit crisis head on by travelling the w more No permission

Sandra Barraza

Representative
CND

December 05, 2008

The clock is ticking on the project to privatize El Salvador's La Unión-Acajutla port complex.

A committee headed by vice president Ana Vilma de Escobar, created in August, has been tasked with reaching a political consensus regarding the concession more No permission

November 28, 2008
Francisco Jiménez
President
Japdeva
November 21, 2008
María de los Ángeles Barraza
Executive director
Cartagena tourism corporation
November 14, 2008
José Otávio Carvalho
Executive secretary
SNIC
November 07, 2008
Pedro Efraín Alegre
Minister
MOPC
October 30, 2008
Rogrigo Heredia
Analyst
IXE financial group
October 24, 2008
Carolina Rentería
Director
DNP
October 17, 2008
Alfredo Coutiño
Analyst
Moody's Mexico
October 10, 2008
Luiz Antonio Mameri
VP, Latin America and Angola
Odebrecht
October 03, 2008
Omar Braga
Director
Saceem

Weekly Wrap|Perspectives

Published: Friday, December 19, 2008

On December 15, Argentine public works minister José Francisco López presented the details of the 71bn-peso (US$20.7bn) public works plan that was first announced at end-November.

Total investment is expected to reach 111bn pesos to implement a package to "guarantee employment" and "face the new international scenario," López said. However, only 71bn pesos are currently available; the remaining 40bn pesos will depend on obtaining financing.

Of the 71bn pesos, 57bn pesos will be invested in 2009, according to the minister, which is 24bn pesos more than this year.

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