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Countries & Business of our fellow colleagues

Countries & Business of our fellow colleagues. Series 1 of 4 The Americas. Locations Covered. Houston & United States of America Mexico City, Mexico Monterrey, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico San Jose, Costa Rica Peru, Lima Medellin, Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Countries & Business of our fellow colleagues

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  1. Countries & Business of our fellow colleagues Series 1 of 4 The Americas

  2. Locations Covered • Houston & United States of America • Mexico City, Mexico • Monterrey, Mexico • Guadalajara, Mexico • San Jose, Costa Rica • Peru, Lima • Medellin, Colombia • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  3. USA – Quick Business Facts • Currency – USD 1 = € 0.65 / MXN 10.83 / ¥ 102 / CNY 7.11 • Stock Market – DJIA – 12,000 , NASDAQ – 2,200 • Prime Rate – 6%, Mortgage Rate – 5.5% • 10 Most Populous Cities – New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas & San Jose • Top 10 Manufacturing Companies – Exxon Mobil, General Motors, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, General Electric, Ford, Altria Group, Valero, Hewlett Packard & IBM • Top 10 Banks (Deposits) – Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Citibank, Washington Mutual Bank, Sun Trust Bank, US Bank, Regions Bank, Branch Banking and Trust Company

  4. Map of the United States

  5. Houston, Texas – Quick Facts • Fourth most populous city in the US • Founded in 1836, Houston is 5 Million strong • 2 Major Airports and largest seaport in international tonnage • Home to 21 Fortune 500 Companies & is the Energy Capital of the World • Houston’s Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world

  6. Houston in pictures Houston Skyline by night Aerial View of Houston Downtown

  7. Mexico – Quick Business Facts • Currency – Mexican Pesos and Centavos • Imports – Machinery, Steel Mill products, Electrical, Auto parts & Aircraft • Exports – Manufactured goods, Oil products, Silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee & cotton • NAFTA has more than tripled trade since its inception in 1994 • Top 10 most populous cities – Mexico City, Guadalajara, Ecatepec, Netzahualcoyotl, Puebla, Monterrey, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Leon & Naucalpan • Top 10 Companies – Telefonos de Mexico, Carso Global Telecom, GrupoFinanciero, Cemex, Wal-mart de Mexico, FomentoEconomicoMexicano, America Movil, GrupoCarso, America Telecom & GrupoModelo • Top 10 Banks (Deposits) – BBVA Bancomer, Banamex, BancaSerfin, BancaBital, Banorte, SantaderMexicano, Citibank, ScotiabankInverlat, Inbursa & Interacciones

  8. Map of Mexico

  9. Mexico City – Quick Facts • Most populous city - 8.7 Million • Founded in 1824, it now includes 58 municipalities of Mexico State and one from Hidalgo • Amongst the oldest and largest cities in the world • Built on the ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan • Third largest metropolis after Tokyo & NYC • Museum of Anthropology is one of the world's most comprehensive natural history museums

  10. Mexico in pictures Mexico City Aerial View Mexico City Cathedral

  11. Monterrey – Quick Facts • Founded in 1582, it is the capital of Nuevo Leon • Known as “City of the Mountains” & “Sultan of the North” • Third largest city and center of Mexican industry • Makes steel, cement, glass, auto parts & beer • Home to conglomerates like Cemex, FEMSA, Alfa, Axtel, Vitro, Selther, Gruma & Banorte • Most business-friendly city in Mexico • 2 Airports, Railways & 35 modern industrial parks

  12. Monterrey in pictures

  13. Guadalajara – Quick Facts • Second largest city in Mexico of 3 Million people • Mexico’s “Pearl of the West” is a city of monuments, parks and flowers, fountains and tree-lined avenues • Birthplace of Mariachi Bands & Mexican Hat Dance • Big companies - GrupoAeroportuario del Pacífico, CompaniaProveedoraIngredientes, Industrial Convertidora & GrupoSimec

  14. Guadalajara in pictures Monument to the Founders TeatroDegollado Cathedral

  15. San Jose, Costa Rica – Quick Facts • Location - Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama • Population – 4.2 Million, capital – San Jose • Economy mainly depends on tourism, agriculture and electronics exports • Currency – Colones, 1 USD = 494 CRC • Exports – fruits, coffee, sugar, seafood, electronic components, medical equipment • Imports – raw materials, consumer goods, petroleum, contruction materials • Top companies - Café Britt Coffee, Rica Foods • Major Cities – San Jose, Alajuela, Desamparodos, Liberia, Limon, Paraiso, Puntarenas, San Francisco & San Vicente

  16. Map of Costa Rica

  17. Costa Rica in Pictures Ocean View Fortuna Waterfall Arenal Volcano

  18. Peru, Lima – Quick Facts • Located in western South America, along the Pacific Ocean. Neighbors are Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia & Chile • Population – 28.7 Million, Capital - Lima • Currency – Peru Nuevos Soles, 1 USD = 2.86 PEN • Exports – Metals, crude petroleum & products, coffee, vegetables, textiles & guinea pigs • Imports – Petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron & steel, wheat & paper • Top Companies – AtentoPerú, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Cotton Knit, HipermercadoTottus, Interbank, J&V Resguardo, Kimberly Clark Perú, PacíficoSeguros, SodimacPerú & TelefónicaServiciosComerciales • Major Cities – Lima, Arequipa, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Cusco, Huancayo, Iquitos, Piura & Trujillo

  19. Map of Peru

  20. Peru in Pictures Capital City, Lima Ruins of Machu Picchu Ancient City of Caral

  21. Medellin, Colombia – Quick Facts • Located in Northern South America. Neighbors are Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru & Ecuador • Population – 44 Million, Capital – Bogota • Currency – Pesos, 1 USD = 1,893 COP • Exports – Petroleum, coffee, minerals, clothing, banana, flowers • Imports – industrial & transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper, fuels • Top companies – Ban Colombia, AvalGrupo, TelefónicaMóviles, Suramericana de Seguros, Quala, Colombiana Kimberly Colpapel, Wayuu Flowers, Suratep, Yanbal de Colombia, Petrobras Colombia • Top Cities – Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Pereira, Manizales, Medellin, Popayan, Santa Marta & Leticia

  22. Map of Colombia

  23. Colombia in Pictures

  24. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Quick Facts • Located in Eastern South America, along Atlantic Ocean. • Population – 190 Million, capital – Brasilia • Currency – Reais, 1 USD = 1.69 BRL • Exports – Transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos • Imports – machinery, electrical equipment, chemical products, oil, electronics • Top companies – Petrobras, BR Distribuidora, Telemar, Telefonica, Ambev, Ipiranga, Volkswagen, Shell, General Motors, Brasil Telecom • Top Cities – Brasilia, Fortaleza, Manaus, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador & Sao Paulo

  25. Map of Brazil

  26. Brazil in Pictures

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