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>   Mexico Manufactures Growth: Maquiladoras expand
>   Gulp! Is Water the Next Oil?
>   Lawfully Green: New sustainable legislation impacts commercial property sector
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>   Investment Notes
>   Foreign Exchange
>   Did You Know?
 


 


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Mexico Manufactures Growth: Maquiladoras expand

It's been said that when the United States sneezes, Mexico catches pneumonia. But, that's not the case today, so you can keep your cough syrup in the medicine cabinet. Even as the U.S. teeters on the brink of recession, Mexico's economy is still growing – thanks in part to its maquiladora industry. Maquiladoras, which are foreign-owned manufacturing plants, continue to expand in Mexico.

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Gulp! Is Water the Next Oil?

Can you imagine a day when water is more precious and more expensive than oil? A day when wars are waged over water? In many countries, these scenarios are already reality. And experts worry that the day is quickly approaching when the U.S. will face the same water shortages as other parts of the world. Commercial buildings consume 15 to 30 percent of total public water supply in the U.S., creating opportunities for property owners to use water more efficiently and to save money. 

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Lawfully Green: New sustainable legislation impacts commercial property sector

The Global Real Estate Monitor reviews "green" laws that will have the biggest impact on commercial buildings owners in the near future. While some of this legislation might be limited to specific states now, these laws lay the foundation for other states to enact similar legislation.

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Briefs

Investment Notes

Fitch Ratings says ongoing dislocations in the commercial real estate credit markets have amplified U.S. REITs' short-term liquidity issues, such as near-term debt maturities and capital expenditure funding. While most REITs rated by Fitch have limited near-term debt maturities that need to be refinanced in the capital markets, several companies are accessing the secured debt markets by necessity and on terms less attractive than those in recent years.
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Foreign Exchange

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are shifting investments away from the United States and Europe and into the Middle East and Asian economies, according to a recent report from Monitor Group, a Cambridge, Mass.-based advisory and consulting firm.
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Did You Know?

London and Paris are Europe's most business friendly cities, while Moscow can expect the biggest influx of companies over the next five years, according to the 19th annual European Cities Monitor report from Cushman & Wakefield.
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