March 2009

Chile Sues Four Banks Over Pinochet Ties

by Shu March 31, 2009 Diaz Reus News

The Chilean government has filed lawsuits against four banks it says either negligently or deliberately helped former dictator Augusto Pinochet hide $26 million in stolen funds.   The civil suits filed Wednesday in a Miami federal court, seek unspecified damages that could total in the tens of million from PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Banco [...]

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U.S. Probe Hits Venezuela’s Dollar Market

by Shu March 31, 2009 Diaz Reus News

  U.S. moves against a Doral financial firm and its owner reverberated in the Venezuelan foreignexchange market, sparking a shortage of dollars. By CASTO OCANDO AND GERARDO REYES    El Nuevo Herald  CARACAS — A former banker arrested in Miami this week for allegedly laundering drug money is at the heart of a U.S. government operation [...]

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INTRODUCCIÓN A LOS NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONALES

by Shu March 31, 2009 Diaz Reus News

Lugar: Shanghai y Jiaxing, China Fecha: 11 – 14 Mayo, 2009 ___________________________________________________________                                                INVITACIÓN DÍAZ REUS le invita a su CONFERENCIA, INTRODUCCIÓN A LOS NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONALES: CHINA Y LAS EMPRESAS EXTRANJERAS a realizarse desde el 11 al 14 de mayo en las ciudades de Shanghai y Jiaxing, República Popular China. Asistirán al evento importantes [...]

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SINO-FOREIGN BUSINESS INTRODUCTION CONFERENCE

by Shu March 31, 2009 Diaz Reus News

  Location: Shanghai and Jiaxing, China Dates: May 11 – 14, 2009                                                               INVITATION           DIAZ REUS invites you to attend their SINO-FOREIGN BUSINESS           INTRODUCTION CONFERENCE from May 11 to May 14 in Shanghai and          Jiaxing, People’s Republic of China.              Attending the event will be senior executives from large Chinese            companies from various [...]

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U.S. Seizure Slams Market for Dollars in Venezuela

by Shu March 29, 2009 Diaz Reus News

By JOHN LYONS and JOSE DE CORDOBA Venezuela‘s economically crucial black market for dollars was all but frozen Friday following the money-laundering arrest of an owner of a small Florida financial firm, adding to tensions between the U.S. and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.   The arrest has reverberated through the Latin American country because the [...]

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How Will Energy Partnerships With China Affect the Region?

by Shu March 23, 2009 News

  QChinese Vice President Xi Jinping last month visited Venezuela and Brazil,   two countries hoping to boost their oil exports to China in the next few years. How will these energy partnerships develop? Will greater Chinese engagement significantly change these countries’ energy sectors?     AGuest Comment: Jiang Shixue: "To a certain extent, the [...]

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11/03/2009 – Venezuela: Michael Díaz asesora a venezolanos angustiados víctima de Stanford

by Shu March 12, 2009 Litigation

Michael Díaz usualmente visita Venezuela desde hace 19 años y mensualmente siempre esta viajado a este país por sus vínculos con entidades del gobierno y por supuesto para visitar su oficina filial de la firma de abogados y consultores Díaz Reus cuya oficina principal se encuentra en Miami. Sin embargo, su reciente visita fue para [...]

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Study charts multinationals’ impact in South Florida – More than 1,100 multinational companies have offices in South Florida, according to a new survey

by Shu March 8, 2009 News

The number of multinational companies in South Florida has fallen slightly, but the money they oversee has grown in the past year, according to a new survey.   It found that at least 1,146 multinational firms have operations in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, down from 1,183 last year. Those companies oversee $221 billion [...]

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How Can Caribbean Countries Strengthen Financial Regulation?

by Shu March 5, 2009 Diaz Reus News

  Q   In a civil complaint last month, US authorities charged financier R. Allen Stanford with orchestrating a fraud connected to $8 billion of certificates of deposit sold by Antigua-based Stanford International Bank through a network of advisors. Does this incident show a need for stricter regulation of financial services companies in the Caribbean? [...]

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Expert: China, Latin America should join hands to counter economic downturn

by Shu March 3, 2009 News

BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — China and Latin American countries should make concerted efforts to weather the financial crisis, Cheng Siwei, chairman of the China-Latin America Friendship Association, said Tuesday.   He made the comment at an academic forum, stressing further cooperation as the financial crisis poses challenges for both China and Latin America.   [...]

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