Spectrum authority: WiMax licenses in 2.5GHz band to be awarded in 3-4 months

Jamaica expects to award WiMax licenses in the 2.5GHz band over the next 3-4 months, Ernest Smith, managing director of the country's Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) told BNamericas. The SMA is..... more

• Info. Technology - Regional

  Sun Latin America sees big opportunities in 4 regions

  The Latin American division of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) expects countries such as Brazil, Co ...more

• Electric Power - Brazil

  AES sees BNDES selling Brasiliana stake by early Q3

  US power company AES (NYSE: AES) sees Brazilian federal development bank BNDES selling its 49.99% s ...more

• Oil & Gas - Venezuela

  PDVSA, Enarsa on board to build first LNG train

  Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and its Argentine counterpart Enarsa have signed an agreement t ...more

• Mining - Mexico

  Peñoles raises US$1.77bn with Fresnillo LSE IPO

  Mexican miner Industrias Peñoles (BMV: PE&OLES) said on Friday it raised 905mn British pounds (US$1 ...more

• Metals - Mexico

  Analyst: Autlán to see sales, Ebitda skyrocket in 2008

  Mexican manganese-ferroalloy producer Minera Autlán (BMV: AUTLANB) is expected to see sales grow ne ...more

• Infrastructure - Uruguay

  Montevideo launches integrated mass transport system

  Uruguayan government authorities have launched a public information program to promote an integrate ...more

• Water & Waste - Chile

  MOP to invest US$5mn in region X rural potable water networks

  Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will invest US$5mn in rural potable water networks in region X, ...more

• Banking - Regional

  Sybase: 80% of banks to offer m-banking in 12-18 months

  About 80% of banks in Latin America will offer some kind of mobile or m-banking service to their cu ...more

• Insurance - Peru

  Aon Re Global buys reinsurance intermediary Cosegur Re

  Aon Re Global, a division of US insurance group Aon (NYSE: AOC), has acquired Peru's largest reinsu ...more

• Petrochemicals - Brazil

  Braskem Q1 net profits down 35% to US$49.7mn

  Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem (NYSE: BAK) posted net profits of 83mn reais (US$49.7mn) in th ...more

• Privatization - Brazil

  Cemig not keen on selling Jirau energy in advance

  Brazilian power company Cemig(NYSE: CIG) will not follow France's Suez and its partners' strategy t ...more