Venezuela
Industry
BMI is poised to downgrade Venezuela's score for intellectual property on our Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Business Environment Ratings. The South American country is considering...
2009-06-22Industry
Nationalisation of a pharmaceutical company's mothballed production facility in Venezuela will have significant ramifications. Local manufacture of certain medicines will increase,...
2009-05-29Industry
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez inaugurated a drug production centre in Caracas in early May 2009. He also approved a US$40mn budget for 2009 and US$43mn budget for 2010 for the...
2009-05-08Companies
In the face of disappointing financial results, India's Strides Arcolab has agreed to the sale of its Latin America joint venture, Strides Latina, to its partner, South Africa's Aspen...
2008-09-18Companies
In a move that demonstrates contrasting views of the importance of a local presence in emerging markets to innovative pharmaceutical companies, US-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)...
2008-06-11Industry
India's Strides Arcolab and South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare have completed their tie-up, which gives Aspen a 50% stake in Strides' Latin American operations. Aspen injected US$152.5mn...
2008-03-07Industry
India's Strides Arcolab and South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare have completed their tie-up, which gives Aspen a 50% stake in Strides' Latin American operations. Aspen injected US$152.5mn...
2008-03-07Industry
As part of its strategy to invest in high-growth markets, privately-owned Swiss firm Nycomed has established a sales and marketing presence in Venezuela. The company plans to start...
2008-02-11




