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2012 promises to be a bumper year for launches of satellites whose payloads will be directed fully or partially at Latin America. Although many are intended to replace units that are nearing the end of their useful life, the replacement vehicles are usually built with a greater number of transponders than the original unit, which promises to increase the amount of capacity available to the region. The expected increase in capacity comes on the back of record Latin American revenues for many in the satellite segment during 2011, helped along by the region's resistance to global financial turmoil and its inherent potential for growth.
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Big expectations for the lithium market in recent years have led to production growth and significant investment in exploration. While demand has not taken off like some people expected, the driving force behind demand forecasts continues to be the electric vehicle industry, which is expected to need increasing amounts of lithium for vehicle batteries. However, in the near term oversupply could be a bane. Latin America is at the center of attention, with the biggest producers and the best projects.
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While numerous challenges remain in the sector, demand for oil and gas will intensify over the next years, led by China, and given its unique characteristics Latin America is set to be a key global supplier, as shown by the results of BNamericas Oil & Gas Survey 2012.
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Strong growth in electricity demand, problems with transmission systems and regulations that require reforms, among other factors, make up a complex cocktail that keeps a majority of Latin American countries flirting with energy disaster. However, the problems also present significant business opportunities, as the answers from most of the experts surveyed by BNamericas reflect. In that sense, 2012 has been identified as an important year for electricity generation projects in Latin America, as well as one in which we will continue to see M&A activity in the electric power sector.
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Despite reductions in growth predictions for Latin American economies in 2012 generated by the turbulence of the global economic crisis, there is a positive outlook for the region's infrastructure sector this year, reveals BNamericas Infrastructure Survey 2012. There is a clear consensus with regards to the risk-return ratio for infrastructure investment in Latin America, which promises to be at least as attractive as other emerging markets in 2012, if not more so. However, there is also concern ahead.
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In our Financial Services Survey 2012 we opened the floor to executives and experts to gauge their view of Latin America's financial services industry this year. The strongest theme shown by our survey is the expectation of business as usual. Respondents anticipate that loans, profits and services will continue their upward trend. However, this year will not be an exceptional one.
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BNamericas' 2012 Mining Survey shows an overall positive outlook for the year ahead, with the majority of respondents agreeing that key indicators for the industry, such as metals prices, exploration activity and access to capital, will make progress. But respondents also believe costs will continue to rise and that sociopolitical issues will present a challenge for mining companies in Latin America this year.
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With an increasingly IT-savvy population, as well as an improving investment climate, Latin America is as a good bet for IT investments. In our IT Survey 2012, we opened the floor to industry executives and experts to gauge their view of the region's IT sector this year. We sought to find out which countries are hot and which are not, and the reasons why. We also endeavored to find out which technologies are likely to be the main focus of investment this year. These and other trends are revealed in the results of our survey.
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Now is the time to talk about the year ahead and there is no better way of doing this than opening the floor to the industry's most important players. We present the results of our Telecom Survey 2012, now available on our website. With a universe of readers spread throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and working in a wide variety of industry areas, our survey results are unique in summarizing the general feeling about the telecom sector in this region.
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The Oil&Gas Stats is a statistical compendium where we summarize, analyze and show the main oil & gas figures and results for 3Q11. We also show the Brent price forecast for the 2012. This statistical summary will provide all the analysis required for oil, gas and petrochemicals in Latin America.
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The Electric power Stats is a statistical compendium where we summarize, analyze and show the main electric figures and results for 3Q11. We also show the projections for electricity consumption in Peru and Chile. This statistical summary has everything you need for your analyses of the electric industry in Latin America and Caribbean.
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