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| [20-06-09]Real need for technological innovation |  |
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Above and beyond the clouds of uncertainty, accentuated by the way in which the media portay real difficulties, there is al so a real need for technological innovation; the market, especially outside Europe, needs advanced technologies and spending capacity is still there, albeit restricted by fear. |
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| [06-06-09]Hard Trade Finance in emerging markets |  |
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Trade finance is costlier and somewhat harder to get in emerging markets—where much of the intraregional trade is in low-profit-margin items that are part of the manufacturing supply chain for exports to advanced economies. |
| [02-22-09] Rewriting the rulebook for 21st-century capitalism |  |
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"Technology is at the core of Obama's plans for a sustainable future. In this new era of public action, the US is back in the lead." |
| [02-22-09] How to set up a graphic plant or which machines you must purchase to set up a graphic plant |  |
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"If your start a graphic plant without planning and with used machines that were bought to someone who was desperate to sell quite cheap, a machine that never saw maintenance in life, really you will have headache. And many headaches. Enterprises have a social mission before all." |
| [02-01-09] Global solidarity and the fight against poverty |  |
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“One of the most important ways of building peace is through a form of globalization directed towards the interests of the whole human family. In order to govern globalization, however, there needs to be a strong sense of global solidarity between rich and poor countries, as well as within individual countries, including affluent ones”. |
| [29-12-08] The Financial Hurricane Hits Latin America |  |
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Recent events have disproved the notion that emerging nations had “decoupled” themselves from the advanced economies. The facts have shown the opposite to be true. Most emerging economies are still fragile and affected by what goes on in the advanced countries. The effects of this recession will be particularly severe in Latin America.ave think they would be dedicated today to the equation of the survival. |
| [17-11-08] Universal conscience on sustainability |  |
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Fortunately, the conscience on sustainability is not already the isolated warning of some scientists and researchers. It’s a challenge many entrepreneurs, workers and multilateral organisms have assume, among them institutions that, some decades ago, nobody would have think they would be dedicated today to the equation of the survival. |
| [17-11-08] Confidence in the perspectives of the Latin American graphic market |  |
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| I trust in the Latin American political stability is kept and so the graphic entrepreneurs will decide to invest. In such a way their investments will get good profit again. In Heidelberg we consider that Latin America has countries that work very efficiently as the best countries worldwide, and they must try to produce with costs as low as possible and therefore they need the adequate technology, trained people and to be well positioned in the market. Marcel Kiessling – President of Heidelberg Americas . : SEE NOTE |
| [21-08-08]Latin America: to avoid a new cycle of recurrent crisis |  |
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The progress on stability is undeniable, at least for a majority of Latin American countries. Nevertheless, face a new international outlook and the persistent structural vulnerability, it’s imperative avoid a new cycle of recurrent crisis. We must reseat subjects. |
| [21-08-08] Latin American market: demanding & dynamic market |  |
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| The Latin American printing market is a demanding market. Obviously, it will be developing in a dynamic way. The most important task of each printer is to well position his business in this dynamic, ever-changing market.
Bernd Ahlmann, member of the mananging board of MAN Ferrostaal . : SEE NOTE |
| [15-07-08] Saving Resources to Save Growth | |
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| The rich world should commit to financing a massive program of technology development – renewable energy, fuel-efficient cars, and green buildings – and to a program of technology transfer to developing countries. Such a commitment would also give crucial confidence to poor countries that climate-change control will not become a barrier to long-term economic development. Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University . : SEE NOTE |
| [15-07-08] Latin America: Advancements in digital printing and web-based workflows |  |
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| In Latin America, newspapers and commercial printers are challenging their existing business models and it is fascinating to see how many are reinventing themselves through internet outlets and enhanced digital workflows. We foresee advancements in digital printing and web-based workflows that will support the impact of B2B communications and the printing industry pan-regionally and worldwide. Jim Luttrell, Director of Marketing, ECRM Imaging Systems, Inc . : SEE NOTE |
| [04-05-08] Protection and guarantees for the Latin American economic growth |  |
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Latin America is having a good time. In general, the countries that conform it and as result of the international conjuncture have had five years of steady economic growth, even a larger growth than the world economic growth… If we have a bit better economic situation, let’s propose a big jump forward to give our men and women a more dignified and safer live.
By Dr. Ricardo Lagos – Past president of Chile . : SEE NOTE |
| [02-23-08] Need of a coordinated settlement for the global economy |  |
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| The great doubt in these moments is if the settlement process will be through a gradual settlement of the levels of real demand and the nominal price of assets, or if the settlement will work up in disorder and in inflationary way. The international cooperation and the coordination of settlement measures would really contribute to make the settlement process easy and to moderate the inflationary pressures. By the Argentine expert in Economy Ricardo Arriazu. . : SEE NOTE |
| [02-23-08] The offset printing is growing |  |
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| I know that printing is a dynamic, constantly changing business. We’ve seen amazing progress, but even greater advancements lie ahead. So we are constantly on the lookout for the new ideas and creativity that will inspire the industry to push the boundaries of ink-onpaper offset to new heights. Yoshiharu Komori, President and CEO, Komori Corporation . : SEE NOTE |
| [11-11-07] Latin America’s New Regionalism |  |
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| In short, no nation on this changing, shrinking planet can truly address its own problems in isolation. Nowhere is this more true than in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the uneven blows of history and varied national policies have resulted in a patchwork of fates for our many peoples. Today – sometimes across borders, sometimes within them – once-unthinkable wealth exists alongside extreme poverty and all its social ills. Ours is a region of cruel contrasts. By Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize. . : SEE NOTE |
| [11-11-07] Green mind in graphic sector |  |
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| The current debate on climate change has not left the printing industry unscathed. This is because in all our business activities and dealings we must bear our share of responsibility for ensuring that planet earth will remain habitable for future generations. Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann, president and CEO, Koenig & Bauer . : SEE NOTE |
| [09-27-07] Tools for the growth of the Latin American Industry |  |
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| In this CONLATINGRAF meeting at Guaruja, Brazil, there had been serious, clever, well-designed proposals that have a very managerial focus to strengthen the graphic industry sector in the whole Latin America... The Portal CONLATINGRAF is a element of communication, able to transmit our very positive image at international level... it’s a very useful tool for all who are in relation with the industry of graphic arts, as in Latin American as in the whole world. By Ricardo Macías González, manager of CANAGRAF (National Chamber of Graphic Industry) . : SEE NOTE |
| [09-27-07] A stage to face the challenges of today market |  |
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| The technology of commercialized equipment is equal in all the world; the graphic entrepreneur with their philosophy and quality and the service they offer make the difference, and this can be shown in the works for national and international clients that win awards in the XIV Theobaldo De Nigris Contest. By Dieter Brandt, president of Heidelberg South America, sponsor of the ceremony of XIV Theobaldo De Nigris Contest awards. . : SEE NOTE |
| [08-27-07] A semester of pause-less of institutional development |  |
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| “In the extraordinary meeting at Mimi started a management that promoted CONLATINGRAF advancement in all the fields that are engaged with the graphic sector development. Some actions has been more outstanding and other actions have attended.” Juan Carlos Sacco, President of CONLATINGRAF. . : SEE NOTE |
| [08-27-07] Fruits of investing in training in Latin America |  |
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| “Our Group's aim is grow always together with the market and to give new opportunities of business to our customers. We are verifying that the investment we are doing from time ago on INNOVATE Seminar...” By Randall Swope, Xerox manager for Graphic Arts Business in Developing markets. . : SEE NOTE |
| [19-04-07] Interaction or Irrationality |  |
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| “It has never forgotten that the enterprises, en the frame of market normal prices, have as main target to get the highest profitability, with the aim of making re-investments to stand updated, to share profits to their share-holders and to optimize social management policies, which are only get with efficacy and efficiency.” Carlos H. Aguirre Vargas, graphic entrepreneur, past president of ASIMPRES and editor of Images of the Graphic World. . : SEE NOTE |
| [19-04-07] An opportunity to grow productivity in large-format digital printing | ||
| “At graphic area, HP wants to renew the analogical processes that still are in the industry, to lead the digital technology, accelerating all the technological processes to boost the productivity of all our clients, from which we are the beneficiaries.” Pedro Padilla, HP Large-Format Digital Press Sales and Marketing Manager – Latin America. . : SEE NOTE |
| [02-16-07] Balance of globalization after Davos Conference |  |
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| “Increasingly it turns out clearer that the benefits of globalization are seriously twisted. The subject hits on democratic agendas” By Howard Davies, dean of London School of Economics. . : SEE NOTE |
| [02-16-07] The graphic world nowadays | ||
| “Watching it as you want, the market of printed products, nowaydays, is already a huge market and goes on growing. It's convenient to take profit from the inherent dynamics. Who invest today in the right place, will have the assured future tomorrow” Eng. Richard Tomàs, Regional Sales Manager, MAN Roland – Latin America. . : SEE NOTE |
| [02-16-07] Large potential and enthusiasm in the Self-Adhesive Labels Conversion Industry |  |
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| “Actualmente, la industria de Conversión de Etiquetas autoadhesivas está atravesando un momento sumamente positivo gracias al fuerte crecimiento que ha ido adquiriendo el sector durante estos últimos años” By Angelo Depietri, Vicepresident & General Manager of Avery Dennison – South America. . : SEE NOTE |
| [07-03-06] Training: an added value |  |
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| “The improvement of the moral, the skills, the independence and the feeling of belonging in the staff gives as result the improvement as in quality as in quantity of the production. Therefore, the training has to stop to be seen as an organization cost and to begin to be taken as long-term investment” Mariano Alvarado, partner of AUREN, consultant of advanced services of managing, member of Alliott Group. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [05-30-06] Strengthening the Bi-regional Strategic Association |  |
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| “We welcome the successful implementation of the EU's Association Agreements with Mexico and Chile which underline the importance of a bi-regional strategy for the negotiation of Association Agreements, that include free trade areas. We take note of the progress of the negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union towards an Interregional Association Agreement, and we attach utmost importance to the objective of reaching an agreement which is both ambitious and balanced. This agreement should reinforce the political, economic, commercial and cooperation relations between both sides, while taking into account different levels of development.” From Declaration of Vienna, 12 May 2006, IV European Union – Latin America and Caribbean Summit. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [03-31-06] ALADI Forum: Promotion of exports |  |
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| “I'm convinced that in our global world, where our governors take political decisions, we, entrepreneurs, through our specific, national and regional organizations, have to study them and put in practice, but even if nothing is easy, it's not difficult enough when there is a matter of attitude.” From the letter of the President of CONLATINGRAF to the businessmen. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [03-18-06] Evolution of regional integration |  |
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| “Latin America has all the ingredients for shifting from emergent region to central one. Nothing of whatever is observed in successful countries in the last decades lacks in the region. Moreover, the region has more natural resources and human capacity than other regions which are strongly taking off in the new technological revolution era.” By Felipe Gonzalez, past chief of Spanish government. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [03-03-06] Latin American economy – Rising expectations |  |
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| “The South Cone is very important to the European Union. Just the Atlantic Ocean makes this region do not share the Union neighbourhood policy. Argentina and Brazil are close countries in cultural, historical, linguistic and economic terms, the EU is the first investor and trade partner of this region has to be underlined.” Pascal Lamy, present chairman of WTO and past chairman of European Union Foreign Trade. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [02-18-06] Latin American economy – Rising expectations |  |
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| “In a general look to the context of negotiations on course, an evident fact has made flesh. The existing concerns when carrying out commercial opening processes turn natural earnings of the said opening into employment and production losses for developing countries. Nowadays, we are prepared to prevent that from happening.” By Dr. Débora Giorgi. Minister of Production in the Province of Buenos Aires , Argentina. . : SEE NOTE |
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| [01-28-06] Latin American economy – Rising expectations |  |
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| “The good 2005 and optimistic estimations on the present year are a good frame for the Latin American Graphic Industry... CEPAL estimates 4,3 % growth for all the regional economies, which is less than 2004 growth but equal to the world economy growth.” By Bernardo Jaramillo H., new permanent columnist in PORTAL CONLATINGRAF. . : SEE NOTE |
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