Latin America guide 2012

• Spanish holding companies for Chinese outbound investment

  Carlos Duran of Uría Menéndez on the advantages of using Spanish holding companies for Chinese investments in Latin America

• Foreign exchange controls in Argentina

  Fernanda López Abramovich and Jorge I Mayora of Allende & Brea in Buenos Aires look at the effect of tighter foreign exchange regulations on investment in Argentina

• Preserving Brazil’s attractiveness as a high-return destination

  Antonio C Mazzuco and Byung S Hong, of Madrona Hong Mazzuco Brandão examine the effect on investment of recent developments in Brazilian investment regulation

• Towards international standards in financial regulation in Colombia

  Claudia Barrero and Carolina Ramirez of prietocarrizosa in Colombia look at challenges and opportunities arising from the overhaul of Colombia’s financial regulations

• The challenges and opportunities of Costa Rica’s insurance market

  Neftalí Garro of BLP Abogados in San José examines the key challenges for investors in the liberalising Costa Rican insurance market

• Harnessing the wind of Mexican renewables

  Basham Ringe & Correa’s Juan Carlos Serra discusses developments in Mexico’s renewable energy sector

• The Dominican Republic as investment jewel of the Caribbean

  Luis R Pellerano of Pellerano & Herrera on the features that make the Dominican Republic such an attractive regional investment destination