Is South America the Answer ?

With emerging markets grabbing investor attention, many are turning their focus towards South American markets. Strong exports, high commodity prices and increased investments have been contributing factors to growth within many of the Latin American markets. As a result, many companies are working to capitalize across a variety of sectors such as DVD manufacturer Infosmart Group, Inc. IFSG in the digital media and tech market, ZAP ZAAP and Rotoblock Corporation ROTB taking advantage of the growing demand for alternative and renewable transportation, as well as GoldenPeaks ResourcesLtd. GL and other mining companies pursuing resource plays within Argentina and surrounding areas. Lets take an example of Brazil to understand where does the South American market stand.

Tech & Media Market
Computer sales increased more than 20% in 2006. This growth can be attributed to a variety of factors such as government incentives, a high level of Internet use and overall economic growth leading to increased consumer purchasing power.

DVD player market is also growing rapidly in Brazil. Brazil is one of the largest markets in the world with the population of over 180 million. Furthermore Brazilian people enjoy music and film, which leads to increasing sale of discs. This could benefit DVDR manufacturers like Infosmart Group, Inc. Somehow the local production has not been able to catchup with the growing demand, which has lead to increased imports especially from U.S. To get a big chunk of the pie Infosmart Group, Inc has decided to establish a production facility in Brazil. According to the company, the sales from their Brazil facility are expected to contribute approximately 40% of the group revenue.