Latin America has 30% of the World’s fresh water.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
According to the UN’s 2009 FAO study, AQUASTAT, Latin America and the Caribbean have 13,424.89 billion cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater resources, or 31,7% of the worldwide total.
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Itaú sponsor of Sony Open tennis for fifth consecutive year
In 2013, for the fifth consecutive year, Itaú Unibanco will serve as a sponsor for the Sony Open, considered one of the world’s top five tennis tournaments. Taking place in Miami on March 18-31, the Open will award $10.3 million to participating players. This year Itaú clients worldwide will have access to the tournament's VIP restaurant, the Champions Club, only by presenting the credit or debit card.
Itaú Unibanco records assets exceeding R$1 trillion and posts top efficiency ratio
Itaú Unibanco posted recurring net income of R$14.0 billion in 2012, while its total assets grew by 19.2%, to more than R$1 trillion. The bank’s efficiency ratio reached 45.5%, highest among Brazilian banks. Loan delinquencies displayed a notable downward trend in 2012, with the 90-day NPL ratio dropping to 4.8% as of December.