Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Covers Its August Deficit With the World
Brazil foreign direct investment hit US$7.4 billion in August, more than covering the US$5.05 billion current-account gap, ahead of the...
September 29, 2026Section
Economy
Peru Minimum Wage Rises 8.8% to About US$363 a Month on 1 October, First of Two Steps
Peru minimum wage rises 8.8% to about US$363 a month on 1 October. A second step to about US$383 waits...
September 29, 2026
Colombia’s President Says PepsiCo Will Invest US$1 Billion Over Five Years
The PepsiCo Colombia investment plan is worth US$1 billion over five years, the president says. The company itself has yet...
September 28, 2026
Colombia’s State Oil Firm Seeks Criminal Probe of Its Own Gas Import Deal
Ecopetrol asked Colombia's prosecutors to probe the US$172 million Pacific gas terminal deal signed under Petro. The terminal is months...
September 28, 2026
Ecuador Replaces Its Economy Minister With Its Social Security Chief
Ecuador economy minister Sariha Moya is out: Noboa named Social Security chief Bernardo Cordovez, who leads a US$2 billion property...
September 28, 2026
Chile’s Kast Unveils Emergency Jobs Plan Promising Over 100,000 Jobs
Chile's Kast unveils a US$1.35 billion emergency jobs plan: 75,000 more hiring subsidies, US$311 million for small-firm loan guarantees and...
September 28, 2026
Colombia’s Largest Bank Sees 2027 Growth Slowing to 2.4% on Spending Cuts
Colombia 2027 growth: Bancolombia’s parent Grupo Cibest cuts its forecast to 2.4% on planned spending cuts. What it means for...
September 28, 2026
Colombia Turns to the IMF, Weeks After Its Finance Minister Ruled It Out
Colombia IMF talks: President De la Espriella orders his finance minister to open talks with the Fund, weeks after ruling...
September 28, 2026
Argentina Slides Toward Recession as JP Morgan Cuts 2026 Growth to 1.5%
JP Morgan cut its Argentina growth forecast for 2026 to 1.5% from 2.7% after July’s 2.9% slump, and now sees...
September 28, 2026