MA (place)

Portuguese translation: América Central

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English term or phrase:MA (place)
Portuguese translation:América Central

16:05 Aug 25, 2014
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / resultados da empresa
English term or phrase: MA (place)
H1 2014 Underlying Sales Growth ended at +% with an underlying Volume Growth of 0.8%.
Brazil (%): Competitive intensity impacting market share.
Mexico (%): Key economic indicators slowly improving.
MA (%): Economic slowdown in Colombia impacting top line.
SoCo (%): Strong UPG. -3.8% UVG impacting cost absorption.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 21:48
América Central
Explanation:
Middle America (MA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas_(terminology)

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Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
Germany
Local time: 01:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3América Central
Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
4Região Andina e América Central
Eduardo Gomes
4mercado andino
Alberto Cury
1Maranhao, Marrocos ou Massachussetts
Silvia Aquino


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ma (place)
Maranhao, Marrocos ou Massachussetts


Explanation:
Sem mais contexto, só por adivinhaçao.

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
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ma (place)
América Central


Explanation:
Middle America (MA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas_(terminology)



Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
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agree  Alberto Cury: Your initial suggestion was corrected.
12 mins
  -> entendo Alberto, obrigada, só não vejo muito outra maneira de localizar sem confundir, fica a sugestão e o debate deve ajudar à colega! abs.

agree  Mario Freitas: Usually yes, Alberto, but since this company separates Mexico and the South Cone, all other SA countries must be included in this other group (probably Middle America, indeed).
30 mins
  -> Opa, Mario, como disse é minha sugestão de localização, no que imagino que mais se aproxima, fica o abacaxi pra colega descascar ;) Abs.

agree  Catarina Lopes
1 hr
  -> obg, Catarina!
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ma (place)
mercado andino


Explanation:
Creio que refere-se ao mercado na américa andina (chile,bolívia , peru, equador ,Colômbia e venezuela)

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-08-25 17:32:54 GMT)
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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/América_Andina

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-08-25 18:55:41 GMT)
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ok. So Soraya was corrected. Go ahead with her suggestion

Alberto Cury
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Asker: Hi, it is Mid America - it says so in the second part of the text I got today

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