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José Otávio Carvalho

Executive secretary
SNIC

Brazil's construction industry has been booming. However, the international financial crisis has changed the panorama in many countries and cement sales could be affected. BNamericas spoke with José Otávio Carvalho, executive secretary of the national cement industry association (SNIC), to find out his opinion on this and other issues.

Pedro Efraín Alegre

Minister
MOPC

November 07, 2008

Since taking office, Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has stressed the need to expand infrastructure in order to reduce poverty and increase the country's competitiveness. In order to do that, the government has focused on implementing corruption reducti... more No permission

Rogrigo Heredia

Analyst
IXE financial group

October 30, 2008

With a 74% drop in profits posted for 3Q08 by Mexican cement giant Cemex, the global financial crisis seems to be taking its toll on the country's cement industry. BNamericas spoke with financial group IXE analyst Rodrigo Heredia about the perspectives fo... more No permission

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
September 18, 2008
Mauricio Restrepo
Infrastructure secretary
Antioquia department
September 12, 2008
Juan Carlos Merodio
Analyst, lawyer
M&L Estudio Legal
September 05, 2008
Herman Chadwick
President
Copsa
August 27, 2008
Carlos González
Financial strategy and analysis deputy director
IXE financial group Mexico
August 22, 2008
Julio Lopes
Transport secretary
Rio de Janeiro state government

Weekly Wrap|Perspectives

Published: Thursday, November 13, 2008

While the global financial crisis has prompted commercial banks to restrict access to credit, public infrastructure projects could be protected by setting up mechanisms to allow pension funds to be used as a source of financing.

Many of the region's countries are already jumping on the pension-fund bandwagon and hailing it as one of the best ways to ensure the continuity of investments in infrastructure projects.

Colombia's finance ministry was the first to sign a memorandum of understanding to create a US$500mn infrastructure fund with local pension fund managers and insurance companies, as well as a number of multilateral entities. A committee of experts is currently in talks to establish the structure of the fund, while legal studies are being carried out to permit a vehicle of this nature in the country.

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Coming Up

November 25, 2008
Offers to be opened for road works in Chaco province. - Argentina
November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving Day - US markets closed. - Regional
December 01, 2008
Proposals will be opened on this date for two highway concessions on BR-116 and BR-324 stretches in Bahia and Minas Gerais states. - Brazil
December 05, 2008
Documentation must be submitted by this date for the prequalification process in the tender to build an aerodrome on Chiloé island. - Chile
December 15, 2008
SCT rescheduled date to receive technical and economic proposals for the second Farac package. - Mexico

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