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03 09 10
Home Builder TGLT Proceeds With Argentina's First IPO In 2 Yrs >>
Despite the challenging political environment in Argentina, home builder TGLT is moving ahead with plans to list its shares on the Buenos Aires stock exchange within the next month, the first new Argentine share offering in nearly two years.
03 07 10
Buenos Aires for Those Who Shun Steaks >>
IT was over a bowl of delicious, spicy-sweet peanut soup with pesto made from huacatay, or Andean black mint, that I realized the vegetarian diner was now perfectly welcome in Buenos Aires. As a vegetarian traveling in a country where beef takes center stage, I expected my meals to be relegated to an assortment of side dishes — sautéed greens, some variation of potatoes — supplemented by the occasional granola bar.
03 03 10
Credit Suisse Recommends Shifting Into Bonds From Argentina >>
Credit Suisse Group (CS) recommended to its clients Tuesday that they consider buying more Argentine bonds.
03 02 10
Argentina is starting to develop a culture of fine-wine appreciation >>
“At the bank where I work, we have an informal wine-tasting group that meets every few weeks. Why don’t you join us?” This invitation came, very nearly out of the blue, from a guy I met in a local wine shop.
02 28 10
Nightlife in Buenos Aires >>
Thanks to jet-lag-free time zones and direct flights from half a dozen U.S. cities, getting right to the heart of one of these emerging destinations is easier than ever. In Buenos Aires, party like a gaucho at a jovial jam session.
02 25 10
Projects Draw Attention to Argentine Countryside >>
CAFAYATE, ARGENTINA — In recent years adventurous foreigners with the patience to build their own homes have begun to look beyond the lights of Buenos Aires for locations in the Argentine countryside.
02 24 10
Better 2010 hoped for Argentina’s housing market >>
After a tumultuous 2009, Argentineans look forward to a better 2010 for the housing market and the economy. The resurgence of exports and pick up in tourism are expected to push the housing market.
02 23 10
Malbec exports on the rise >>
In 2009 the value of Malbec exports rose by 21.5% with respect to 2008, increasing from USD 194 million to USD 235 million. Malbec exports also increased by 23.4% in volume during that period, when 6.8 million 9-liter boxes were exported.
02 13 10
From the bank to the bodegas >>
It’s deeply ironic that the Spanish vintner José Manuel Ortega wasn’t much of a drinker when he first started buying wine in the early 1990s. At the time he was a young investment banker with Goldman Sachs. “In those days, I purchased wine purely for investment purposes,” he admits. “Actually opening, enjoying and appreciating wine wasn’t really on the radar.”
02 11 10
Latin America’s 2010 Outlook Remains Sunny >>
Compared to their counterparts in markets such as Brazil and Venezuela, US commercial property professionals remain a relatively downbeat crowd when assessing the near-term outlook, RICS Americas says in a report released Wednesday. In key indicators such as capital value expectations and tenant demand, Latin American industry members share a bullish outlook, while US professionals believe these indicators still have farther to fall.