What's New
 

10 July 2008

News

• Conference on new legal aspects of doing business in Mexico in Washington, DC on September 10th,, 2008. It will be covering energy, telecom and trade.
   

08 July 2008

News

• Corporate reestructuring law presented in El Salvador: Omar García-Bolívar on behalf of BG Consulting, presented the corporate restructuring law of El Salvador at the Presidential Palace of San Salvador in September 2007. Picture 1, Picture 2.
   

29 March 2008

News

• Merger Control in the Americas

08 March 2008

News

• Procurement in Latin America: Trends and Recent Developments 

05 March 2008

News

• BG Consulting has finished the Corporate Reestructuring Law of El Salvador. The law incorporates the best practices of the world in an effort that would be replicated in other countries. A copy of the law is available upon request 

19 January 2008

News

• BG Consulting and its venture partner Americas BDC are helping foreign retailers to locate retail spaces in shopping centers in Florida and Washington, DC.

17 January 2008

News

• BG Consulting will be raising capital for a real estate complex at the beach of Asia, at the south of Lima, Peru. Equity investors are being invited to participate. See www.lahuacahotel.com
  

24 October 2007

News

• Trade, Investment and Politics in Latin America: A roundtable—Rescheduled. 
• A Conversation with the Attorney Generals of Ecuador and Argentina 

02 October 2007

News

• BG Consulting has moved 

24 September 2007

Events

• Rule of law in Latin America conference 

22 September 2007

Publications

• Paper on investment and State disputes in Latin America published by Law and Business Review of the Americas

20 September 2007

Publications

• Paper on freedom, equality and legal empowerment of the poor in Venezuela

25 July 2007

Events

• Internacional Arbitration in Brazil

23 July 2007

Events

• Roundatable on Investment, trade and politics in Latin America

29 March 2007

News

• Conference on trade agreements in the Americas

21 February 2007

News

• Maria Gabriela Sosa was interviewed on February 5, 2007 by CNN En Español

Events

• Conference on Global Challenges to U.S. Business
• Conference on Project Financing in Latin America

06 February 2007

News

• The Economist Intelligence Unit, an affiliate of The Economist published an article By Omar Garcia-Bolivar on Latin America regulations: International legal protections for property rights

Publications

• Latin America regulations: International legal protections for property rights. By Omar García-Bolívar

28 November 2006

News

• BG Consulting is assisting WorldStreet, a division of Silver Companies, in attracting retailers and investors from Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean.

22 September 2006

News

• BG Consulting will be involved in the USAID Paraguay Project Institutional Strengthening To Foster And Enforce The Formalization Of Economic Activities In Paraguay, as part of Paraguay’s Country Plan for the Threshold Program of the Millennium Challenge Corporation under the leadership of Chemonics.

Publications

• CAFTA-DR Tools for Importers and Exporters
  (in DOC format)

02 August 2006

News

• Omar Garcia-Bolivar will initiate a consulting work in the Kingdom on Lesotho in Africa to review and design the legislation pertaining doing business.
   
• BG Consulting will be involved in an USAID project in El Salvador pertaining customs, competition and commercial law reforms as a main subcontractor. The project is led by Booz Allen and Hamilton and will last for 3 years.

26 June 2006

News

• DR-CAFTA roundtable with the Ambassadors.
  The recent approval of DR-CAFTA opens a market of more than 45 million consumers in a region with a combined GDP of $91.6 billion and creates the possibility of increasing the current export level thereof of $15.7 billion in U.S. products.
   

23 June 2006

News

• BG Consulting was awarded a MOBIS contract by the GSA of the U.S. Government for consulting work up to $ 1,000,000.oo.

24 May 2006

News

• BG Consulting is conducting an assessment of the tax legal framework of Mexico as part of an initiative of the World Bank doing business unit and USAID. Maria Gabriela Sosa is leading the team.
   
• Corporate Social Responsibility of Multinationals in Latin America
  Multinational corporations operating in Latin America are exposed from time to time to liability for tort, environmental, and human rights infractions

27 April 2006

News

• Rule of law in Latin America conference
  Problems with Rule of Law in Latin America and the Emergence of a New Threat to Corporate Assets in the United States

06 April 2006

News

• Conference: Limitations to property rights in Latin America
  Regulatory Powers and Property Rights: An Increasing Tension in Latin America

09 March 2006

News

• BG Consulting produced a paper on the informal economy. It is available at Northwestern University School of Law. Omar Garcia-Bolivar was interviewed by CNN en Español about the content of the paper.

18 February 2006

News

• Omar Garcia-Bolivar will be speaker at the CAFTA symposium in Los Angeles.
   

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 12 - February 2006 (in PDF format)

13 December 2005

News

• Omar Garcia-Bolivar was appointed as professional fellow of the Law Institute of the Americas with a focus on Development law and policies, business development and investment disputes.
• BG Consulting will assist the United Nations High Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor in the analysis of non-land legal issues that affect the poor. On behalf of USAID and as subcontractors of ARD, Inc BG Consulting, through Omar Garcia-Bolivar will be involved in this milestone work. The UN Commission is co-chaired by Hernando de Soto and Madeleine Albright.

24 November 2005

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2005 (in PDF format)

21 October 2005

News

• Omar García-Bolivar was interviewed by CNN En Español on October 18th in the “Economía y Finanzas” section. The topic of the interview was Venezuela’s accession to MERCOSUR and the business climate aspects that the Central American countries need to reform in order to maximize the benefits of the agreement.
• Omar García-Bolívar was appointed as chair of the recently created Inter-American Legal Affairs Committee of the Washington, D.C Bar.

23 August 2005

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 10 - July-August 2005 (in PDF format)

18 August 2005

Publications

• Capital Formation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Private Equity Funds
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 13, Number 07, 31 July 2005. Written by Marc Ricart (in PDF format)

12 August 2005

News

• BG Consulting was recently named to the team for the USAID-sponsored Seldon Project for Global Trade Law and Assistance, http://www.bizlawreform.com

Projects

• Investment Attraction Plan: Corporate Contact Program
• Investment Attraction Plan: Development of a Country Image Program
• Investment Attraction Plan: Food Image Marketing Campaign
• Capacity Building for Trade and Investment Promotion: Design of Modular Training Program and Reference Manual
• Design of Business Climate Initiative Action Plan for El Salvador
• FASTrade: Advance Rulings Process Improvement Assistance to the Central American CAFTA Countries

8 August 2005

Publications

• Brazil Strategy for Farming Equipment Machinery Manufacturers
  Source: "The Great Brazilian Land Grab" featured in Forbes, July 25, 2005.

27 July 2005

News

• Launch of the Business Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean site.
  The new BG Consulting's Business Opportunities in LAC database provides information on various infrastructure opportunities being planned for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

23 July 2005

News

• The Resurgence of the Calvo Doctrine?
  Omar E. García-Bolívar to moderate the Luncheon Program organized by the International Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar. Download the registration form for further information.

8 July 2005

Publications

• Brazil, China and India
  Published in 'Newsbulletin', Volume 40, Number 03, May-June 2005. Written by Marc Ricart and Wei-Ling Chang (in PDF format)

Projects

• In July BG Consulting was contracted to undertake a competitiveness study of the Honduran agro-industry sector to create a national investment promotion strategy for the sector as part of the World Bank’s Trade Facilitation and Productivity Improvement Project
• In June BG Consulting was contracted to Design the Business Climate Initiative Action plan for El Salvador as part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Business Climate Initiative

21 June 2005

Publications

• Requirements to transact business in Russia, the CIS & Eastern Europe
  Written by Henry A. Smith (in PDF format)

14 June 2005

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 9 - May-June 2005 (in PDF format)
• Capital Formation in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 13, Number 05, 31 May 2005. Written by Marc Ricart and Wei-Ling Chang (in PDF format)

9 June 2005

Publications

• The Rise of International Investment Arbitration in Latin America
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 12, Number 12, 31 December 2004. Written by Omar E. García-Bolívar and Jon Schmid (in PDF format)

7 June 2005

Publications

• Reducing Foreign Investment Risk in Central America: The Investment Chapter of the CAFTA-DR
  Written by Jon Schmid (in PDF format)

10 May 2005

Publications

• Multilateral Financing for Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 13, Number 04, 30 April 2005. Written by Marc Ricart and Wei-Ling Chang (in PDF format)

6 May 2005

News

• Omar García-Bolívar, President of BG Consulting, was named to Marquis' 2005 list of Who's Who in American Law: a distinction honoring the nation's top judges, lawyers, and legal scholars
• BG Consulting was selected to participate in the Central America component of the USAID-sponsored FASTrade project: a consultancy meant to facilitate trade by strengthening public institutions and streamlining trade-related administrative processes

Projects

• FASTrade: Advance Rulings Process Improvement Assistance to the Central American CAFTA Countries
• Foreign Trade Policy Development Program (Competitiveness Study of Peruvian Artesian Goods)

26 April 2005

Projects

• BG Consulting was awarded an Inter-American Development Bank project to conduct a study on the competitiveness of Peruvian Artesian products and to design a brand and marketing strategy to position these goods in international markets

19 April 2005

Publications

• Lessons Learned from Due Diligence in Latin America: Going Beyond Conventional Wisdom
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 13, Number 03, 31 March 2005. Written by María Gabriela Sosa and Gonzalo Pacanins (in PDF format)

4 April 2005

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 8 - March and April 2005 (in PDF format)

24 March 2005

Press Release

• China-Latin America-India Forum Highlights
  March 2005

8 March 2005

Publications

• Lessons Learned from Due Diligence in Latin America
  Published in 'Latin American Law & Business Report', Volume 13, Number 02, 28 February 2005. Written by María Gabriela Sosa and Gonzalo Pacanins (in PDF format)

28 February 2005

Publications

• Report on Investment Arbitration
  February 2005 - Written by Omar García-Bolívar (in PDF format)

14 February 2005

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 7 - January and February 2005 (in PDF format)

3 February 2005

Publications

• How can small and mid-sized companies go abroad? A recipe for successful international ventures
  February 2005 - Written by Maria Gabriela Sosa and Marc Ricart (in PDF format)

25 January 2005

Publications

• China and Latin America: SINO-AMIGOS?
  January 2005 - Written by Marc Ricart and Wei-Ling Chang (in PDF format)

10 December 2004

Publications

• Last investment arbitration awards of 2004
  December 2004 - Written by Omar García-Bolívar (in PDF format)

30 November 2004

News

• BG Consulting has signed a partnership agreement with ApproaChina to offer consulting services to US and Latin American companies interested in doing business in or with China. ApproaChina offers consulting services in the areas of Management Consulting, Consulting Services Mode and Training Services; it is affiliated with Tsinghua University. Together with ApproaChina, BG Consulting extends the geographic scope of its services to achieve its goal of becoming a leading firm for clients looking to expand and operate internationally.

25 November 2004

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 6 - November 2004 (in PDF format)

22 October 2004

Publications

• China and Latin America- possibilities for partnerships
  In PDF format

1 October 2004

Publications

• Doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean
  BG Consulting Newsletter 5 - September 2004 (in PDF format)
• Burgeoning ICSID Decisions
  September 2004 - Written by Omar García-Bolívar (in PDF format)

20 August 2004

News

• BG Consulting has been selected by the government of Belize to participate in an investment and trade promotion project

Publications

• BG Consulting - Private Sector Solutions Division
  Presentation in PowerPoint - 12 July 2004

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