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		<title>FranchiseBA: P.F. Chang&#8217;s Coming to Argentina</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetImportant franchise news yesterday from Mexico City where one of Latin America&#8217;s largest fast food and casual dining operators announced plans to bring the popular P.F. Chang&#8217;s China Bistro concept to Argentina and other South American countries beginning next year.
P.F. Chang&#8217;s is currently the number one Asian casual dining restaurant with over 200 locations in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FranchiseBA: Chuck E. Cheese Eyes Expansion in Argentina, South America</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2011/01/franchiseba-chuck-e-cheese-eyes-expansion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetFamily, food and entertainment are the focus of Texas-based CEC Entertainment, the operator of Chuck E. Cheese&#8217;s restaurants in 48 states and 6 countries. Now the giant mouse from the Lone Star state is looking to Latin America, apparently lured by the same combination of population growth, economic strength and youthful demographics attracting the likes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FranchiseBA: Will Pizza Hut Finally Succeed?</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/10/franchiseba-will-pizza-hut-finally-succeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThere was a time when every town in America had a funny-looking, raised red roof Pizza Hut like this on the main drag. They were the American pizza joint in the 1970&#8242;s and the go-to spot for birthday parties, high school hangouts and T-ball post game celebrations. Now most have either disappeared from the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modelo Indio: Buenos Aires Becoming A Service Export Hub</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/10/modelo-indio-buenos-aires-becoming-service-export-hub/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetA tale of two economies on the front pages of fishwraps today in Argentina. More than 4 million Spaniards are unemployed, the country has the highest unemployment rate in the EU and service jobs are being eliminated at a rate 8x faster than any other sector of the Spanish economy.
Conversely, Argentina stands as the polo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revolucionario: The iPad Has Landed in Argentina</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/09/revolucionario-the-ipad-has-landed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetMidnight madness swept through BA today with the long-awaited arrival of the iPad. Hundreds of shoppers packed gallerias like Alto Palermo last night for a chance to buy what one app creator described as &#8220;Harry Potter&#8217;s book. Everything in it is alive in some way.&#8221;
But if Harry wants his iPad in BA, he&#8217;ll need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina Sponsors Pray for World Cup Miracle</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/06/argentina-sponsors-pray-for-world-cup-miracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestBA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetBeing an Official Sponsor of the Argentine national team has its highs and lows. Just ask The Coca-Cola Company. The Atlanta-based soft drink maker&#8217;s corporate logos were visible everywhere at the Estadio Monumental that October night when Martin Palermo scored the miracle goal against Peru in the rain.
A Shawshank moment and dream publicity to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitterando: Buenos Aires Companies Slowly Tap Social Media</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/05/twitterando-ba-business-discovers-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile Facebook, Twitter and corporate blogs are de riguer social media tools for U.S. brands, the phenomenon is a relatively nascent one in Argentina according to an in-depth article by Florencia Radici for Cronista.
It&#8217;s hard to pinpoint whether the Web 2.0 reluctance is motivated by fear of losing control of the message or the heavily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exchange Rate, Foreign Investors Boosting Argentina Hotel Sector</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/04/exchange-rate-investors-boost-ba-hotel-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestBA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile new hotel construction slowed in Argentina in 2008-09, the sector is starting to come back to life thanks to a more favorable peso/dollar exchange rate and the determination of international investor groups, according to Ellen Hoffman of Hotel News Now (HNN).
The current 3.8 peso/dollar exchange rate, about 20% higher than two years ago, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford, JWT Bring Drama &amp; Trucks to the Masses</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/03/ford-jwt-bring-drama-trucks-to-the-masses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestBA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetBorges&#8230;CortÃ¡zar&#8230;Ranger? Lovers of Latin American literature know Argentina has a rich tradition of magic realism. The literary style which draws heavily upon fables and myths to highlight the magical in contemporary society exploded in the 1960&#8242;s and continues to inspire young writers today&#8230;often in places where you least expect it.
Take for example this story from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kraft/Cadbury Makes Sense in Argentina</title>
		<link>http://investba.com/2010/01/kraftcadbury-makes-sense-in-argentina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestBA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetJudging by today&#8217;s headlines, Kraft&#8217;s $19.44 billion purchase of U.K.-based Cadbury Plc. is not going down well with most market insiders: Warren Buffett went on CNBC and said he &#8220;felt poorer&#8221; (after Kraft upped the ante by almost $3 billion) andÂ MarketWatch&#8217;s Simon Constable warns, &#8220;Kraft is going to get indigestion from gobbling Cadbury.&#8221;
  While [...]]]></description>
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