Travel "Green" With Venere.comVenere.com Suggestions for an Eco-Friendly Trip MILAN, November 17 - Venere.com, the European specialist in online accommodation, reveals all Olmeca Launches Olmeca Altos 100% Agave Tequila in LondonMEXICO CITY - Olmeca last night held its International Launch for Olmeca Altos 100% Agave Tequila, at the exclusive Central London venue Paramount. This unique new Tequila has been created by Top International Bartenders Henry Besant and Dre Masso, alongside Maestro Tequilero Jesus Hernandez, offering incomparable appeal to the international bartender community, whilst inviting an urban and quality-conscious consumer. Thomas Pink to Sponsor Leading Rider and Trainer Awards at The Open and The FestivalLONDON - - With Photo Cheltenham Racecourse today announced that leading international luxury shirt brand Thomas Pink is to sponsor the prestigious awards for the top jockey and trainer at both The Open in November and The Festival in March. The Thomas Pink Leading Rider Award and Thomas Pink Leading Trainer Award will be presented at both of Cheltenham’s biggest meetings to the jockey and trainer who win the most races, with the number of second, third and fourth places being taken into account if necessary. Grupo Hemas Taps Savi Networks to Monitor the Security and Status of Cargo Shipments in Real TimeMOUNTAIN VIEW, California and MANZANILLO, Mexico - Grupo Hemas, a rapidly expanding Mexico-based logistics and security firm, has contracted with Savi Networks for its real-time intelligence service that automatically monitors the location, security and condition of shipments transported throughout the supply chain. FEMSA Achieves 27.2% Operating Income Growth in 3Q09MONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) today announced its operational and financial results for the third quarter of 2009. Uruguay #1 for Prosperity in South America; Venezuela and Bolivia the Worst in the Region, Finds Legatum Prosperity IndexLONDON - - Personal Freedom, Security, and Good Health are a Recipe for Success; Internal Security and Safety Concerns and Poor Governance Limit Overall Prosperity FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) is pleased to invite you to participate in its Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call that will be held on: Video: Mexico, at the Vanguard of Multimedia Events and Opening its Bicentenary Celebrations, Presents the Vivace Producciones ShowMEXICO CITY - - Octavio Garcia Allende, Producer and General Director, and Martin Arnaud, Creative Director, successfully created a unique way of conveying the history of Mexico Poetic Social Mission - Moving Stars and Earth for Water - Global Artistic Event Program Details - Event Broadcast Live on October 9 at 8:00 p.m. EDT on onedrop.orgMONTREAL, Canada - Cirque du Soleil, the artistic producer of the Moving Stars and Earth for Water event, today revealed the program details for the global artistic event as part of Guy Laliberté’s Poetic Social Mission. For information on the specific involvement of each of the personalities, download the full program at : Takeda to Establish Four Sales and Marketing Subsidiaries to Expand its Operations in Mexico, Turkey and Five Other Countries in EuropeOSAKA, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, “Takeda”) announced today it will establish four new commercial subsidiaries covering Mexico, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Luxembourg. The new subsidiaries - Takeda Pharmaceuticals Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Takeda Pharmaceuticals Trade, LLP (Turkey), Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nordics AB (Sweden), and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Benelux SPRL (Belgium) - are part of Takeda’s strategic global expansion efforts. FEMSA Press ReleaseMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX), in relation to recent press reports, confirms that it is in discussions with several parties to explore opportunities involving its beer business. However, there can be no assurance that such discussions will lead to any definitive agreement. Gammon Gold Announces Retirement of President and Chairman Mr. Fred George and Changes to the Board of DirectorsHALIFAX, Canada - Gammon Gold Inc. (”Gammon Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX:GAM and NYSE:GRS) announces the retirement of Mr. Fred George as President, Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of Gammon effective October 13, 2009. Rene Marion, currently Chief Executive Officer, will subsequently be appointed as President and will continue as Chief Executive Officer. Silver Wheaton Acquires 25% of Life of Mine Silver Production From Barrick’s Pascua-Lama ProjectVANCOUVER, Canada - - Also Acquires Current Silver Production From Three Additional Barrick Mines, Providing Immediate Cash Flow Mexican Company Goes GlobalMONTERREY, Mexico - The Mexican company Katcon Global closed as scheduled, on July 31st, the last stage of the acquisition of Delphi’s catalytic converter and exhaust system global business. This last phase consists in the acquisition of the manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China and Gurgaon, India. FEMSA Delivers Robust Revenues and Operating Income Growth in 2Q09MONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) announced today its operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2009. Silver Wheaton Announces Goldcorp’s Penasquito Mine Achieves Mechanical CompletionVANCOUVER - - First Concentrate Shipment Still Targeted for the Second Half of 2009 Silver Wheaton Corp. (”Silver Wheaton”) (TSX: SLW) (NYSE: SLW) is pleased to announce that, as reported by Goldcorp Inc. (”Goldcorp”) in a press release dated July 13, 2009, construction of the first sulphide process line (Line 1) at Goldcorp’s world-class gold-silver-lead-zinc Penasquito mine in Zacatecas, Mexico is now complete and commissioning work is advancing on schedule. Production and shipment of first concentrates are still targeted for the second half of 2009. FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) is pleased to invite you to participate in its Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call that will be held on: Companies are Failing to Keep Their Overseas Subsidiary Reporting in Good ShapeLONDON - Companies across the globe are failing to maintain the required legislative and regulatory reporting requirements for their subsidiaries, according to TMF Group, (TMF) the world’s leading independent provider of accounting and corporate secretarial services and Computershare Governance Services (CGS), the leading subsidiary governance software supplier. FEMSA Files 2008 SEC Annual ReportMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX) filed its annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Corona Extra Named Favorite Beer on FacebookMEXICO CITY - Grupo Modelo, the leading company in Mexico in beer production, distribution and marketing, announced that its Corona Extra brand was picked by Facebook users as their favorite beer. Grupo Bimbo, the leading baked goods company: First Company in the World to Launch Degradable Metallic PackagingMEXICO CITY - Discarded degradable metallic packaging disintegrates in 3 to 5 years - The company intends to use degradable metallic packaging for all its products by the first quarter of 2011 DialAFlight Announce Bookings Upsurge After Swine ScareLONDON - Tourist figures are returning to normal following the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, according to major carrier DialAFlight. Despite continued warnings from the press, governments and the World Health Organisation, travellers have not been deterred from booking holidays to ‘at-risk’ areas of the globe. Bienes Turgon and Katcon Announce the Closing of the First Stage of the Acquisition of Delphi’s Global Exhaust System BusinessMONTERREY, Mexico - Bienes Turgon, S.A., a holding company based in Monterrey, Mexico with presence in the automotive industry, through Katcon in Mexico and Venezuela, announces that, in accordance with the proposed schedule, it has successfully closed the first stage of the acquisition of Delphi’s global business of catalytic converters and exhaust systems. This achievement takes place in an environment of growing opportunities and under a financial plan that represents a winning model for the company’s shareholders, employees, and suppliers. Plasma Products Safe Despite Swine Influenza Outbreak, Assures International Biopharmaceutical Company OctapharmaLACHEN, Switzerland - Company Working With Authorities to Ensure Adequate Supply of Virally Inactivated Plasma Derivatives Are we Ignoring H2N3 at our Peril?LONDON - Everyone is Blaming H1N1, but Could a Different Strain of Influenza be the Cause of Mexican Deaths? Clinica - The Medical Technology Industry’s Leading News Source - Wonders What Implications This Would Have for Mexico and the Rest of the World FEMSA Delivers Double-Digit Revenues and Operating Income Growth in 1Q09MONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) announced today its operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2009. FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (”FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) is pleased to invite you to participate in its First Quarter 2009 Conference Call that will be held on: FEMSA Shareholders Approved Ps. 1,620 Million DividendMONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) |
