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Argentine producers sell 17.3 million tons of soybeans; pace is slower than last year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine farmers have so far sold 17.3 million tons of soybeans from the 2020/21 season, after recording transactions of...
Venezuelan farmers warned of “unprecedented” food shortages due to lack of fuel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Agricultural and Livestock Union of the Andes of Venezuela (Unagandes), one of the most active of its kind...
Reduced debt and fiscal adjustments are recipes against poverty in Honduras – economist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Honduras must generate fiscal space and reduce the public debt that already dragged down the economy from before the...
Panama announces spending cuts to tackle galloping fiscal deficit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Panama announced Wednesday that it would cut expenses in areas such as travel expenses, consultancies, and...
Venezuela’s Maduro says he is ready to meet “all the opposition” for dialogue, even Guaidó
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asserted on Wednesday, May 12, that he is ready to meet "all the opposition", when...
Castillo and Fujimori agree to hold two debates before Peru’s second round of elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru Libre and Fuerza Popular parties agreed this Wednesday to participate in two debates organized by the National Jury...
Uruguay bets on sustainable livestock production with new technical group
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay will bet on reducing its environmental footprint in the livestock sector by forming an inter-institutional team that seeks...
Thousands of Colombians take to the streets on third day of national strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "'Present, present, out with the president" chant thousands of Colombians in the streets of Bogotá to which they came...
OAS head Almagro considers that Nicaragua is heading to “the worst possible election”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, considered this Wednesday that Nicaragua is heading towards...
Mexico City’s mayor’s approval plummets after subway accident
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The approval of Mexico City's head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, plummeted 22 points after the subway line 12 accident that...
Soy and copper surge boosts South America, but bonanza unlikely to repeat super boom of 2000s
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Finally some good news, something reasonably solid to hold on to. The pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on Latin...
Several NGOs ask to reject Brazil from OECD due to Bolsonaro’s policies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 60 NGOs asked the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to consider Brazil's accession to that...
Maduro expects mass vaccination in Venezuela by August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said this Tuesday that he expects an "assertion" of the vaccination against Covid-19...
El Salvador’s Parliament approves controversial loan for security plan
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Congress of El Salvador, with a large pro-government majority, approved and ratified this Tuesday, May 11, loans for...