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Brazil´s Auto Production Recovery Stalls in November
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian automobile production plateaued in November, rising just 0.7% from October to 238,200 units after several months of higher...
Shell Buys 50% Stake In Natural Gas Blocks from Colombia’s Ecopetrol
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Royal Dutch Shell has acquired a 50% operating stake in the Fuerte Sur, Purple Angel and COL-5 blocks, located...
BlackRock Forecasts Positive Economic Outlook for Peru in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru has once again proven its macroeconomic strength built in recent decades with fiscal responsibility and discipline, which allows...
Argentines More Pessimistic for 2021 Economy Than World Average
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Six out of ten Argentines, that is 58%, await a year of economic problems and only 2 out of...
Analysis: Why Do Big Tech Companies Invest in Chile and Not Argentina?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week, the digital services and software company Google announced the expansion of its cloud computing services in Chile....
Alberto Nepomuceno, “Father of Brazilian Music”, Remembered on Centenary of His Death
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Defying the received wisdom of his time that Italian was the only language suitable for art song, Alberto Nepomuceno...
Argentina Wants Bolivia to Become Full Member of Mercosur, Awaits Signal from Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia becoming a full member of Mercosur is one of the main objectives that Argentina proposed after assuming the...
Bolivia Announces Discovery of New Mega Gas Field
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia's President Luis Arce on Thursday, December 24th, announced the discovery of a mega natural gas field estimated to...
Petrobras Announces Divestments, Office Closings in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said it will rationalize its international presence next year and will close its offices...
Venezuela Rejects ICJ Ruling on Border Controversy with Guyana
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The recent judgment handed down by The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the border controversy between Guyana...
Honduras Restricts UK, South African Travelers due to new Coronavirus Strain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Honduras on Wednesday, December 23rd, began to restrict entry of travelers from the United Kingdom and South Africa, where...
Argentina Grants Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Approval
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's Ministry of Health on Wednesday, December 23rd, approved the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 "on...
Ecuador Applies Antigen Tests to Travelers from Britain, Australia, South Africa, EU
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday, December 23rd, more than 400 antigen tests to detect the COVID-19 pandemic...
Colombia’s Banana Sector Aspires to Achieve Exports of US$1 Billion in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Emerson Aguirre Medina, the president of the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (Augura), despite the challenges...