Getting better.The ability of Latin Lat·in n. 1. a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century. b. American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of companies to raise money on the markets by mid-year had recovered to its 1999 peak, despite the disastrous collapse of three years ago. Although last year suffered in comparison to 2002, a global economic recovery should help push companies to look for even more money on capital markets. 1999 6 2000 5 2001 0 2002 5 2003 3 2004* 4 Note: Table made from bar graph. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS (IPOs) IN LATIN AMERICA (US$ MILLION) URBI Desarollos Urbanos Mexico 4/12/04 182.1 CENCOSUD Chile 4/16/04 333.6 Natura Cosmeticos Brazil 5/3/04 240.9 ALL America Latina Logistica Brazil 3/14/04 N/A Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Brazil 6/1/04 N/A Desarrolladora Homex Mexico 6/8/04 N/A Source: Dealogic [#] = # of IPOs * Data through June 2004 N/A = Not Available |
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