Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 08/19/08 – On the wake of Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda of Panama winning the gold medal in the men’s long jump at the Beijing Olympics, (turning in a leap of 8.34 meters) – another precious mineral is also being sought out in his home land, diamonds.
Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 06/05/08 – Household name International Business Machines Corporation-IBM for short; manufactures and sells computers, computer software, chips and it also offers consulting services. It is one of the world’s largest multinational computer corporations. According to Fortune, “IBM’s focus on overseas business helped boost 2007 numbers.
Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 05/14/08 - There is economic growth in Mexico and the country still faces immigration problems. The Mexican government estimated that the economy grew by at least 3% and will still continue to grow for the year. According to Bloomberg, “Mexico’s Finance Ministry estimated the economy grew 3 percent in the first quarter and budget surplus of 100.8 billion pesos.” Converted to dollars, that is around $9.6 billion. For the rest of the year, the economy is expected to grow another 2.8 percent.
Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 04/28/08 - According to Transaction Services M&A Insights: March 2007 Analysis and Trends in Mexican M&A Activity, significant increases in mergers and acquisitions originating from Mexico were completed in 2006,with more than 50; up from 25 in 2005. However, the figure does not include the undisclosed or private deals and transactions. In 2005, the deal value was about $6.5 billion which increased in 2006 to $8.3 billion. In terms of cross-border deals, Mexico-based companies doubled the 10 deals in 2005 to 20 deals in 2006.
Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 04/14/08 - Churches in Mexico took an extra step in making Mass a solemn event by jamming cell phone signals in the church. In an MSNBC report, “It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart.”