Chile Unemployment Stays at 9.4% as Industry Rebounds
Chile unemployment held at 9.4% in April-June 2026, a near five-year high, as informal work surged to 27%. See why...
July 31, 2026Section
Latest News
Choose your feed
Brazil Sets US$193 Million Santos Container Terminal Auction
Brazil sets a R$1.044B fee for the Santos container terminal auction in March 2026, requiring a R$6B investment to boost...
July 31, 2026
CSN Bond Exchange Pushes Out US$1.3bn Debt as H1 Loss Widens
CSN bond exchange: the Brazilian steelmaker swaps up to US$1.3bn of notes at 11% and warns its H1 net loss...
July 31, 2026
Ricardo Roa, Ex-Ecopetrol CEO, Seeks Plea Deal Over Petro Campaign
Ricardo Roa, who just left Colombia's Ecopetrol, asked prosecutors for a plea deal over alleged over-spending on Petro's 2022 campaign.
July 31, 2026
Peru Earthquake Near Pucallpa Felt Across the Brazil Border
A magnitude 5.7 Peru earthquake struck 42 km northeast of Pucallpa at a deep 145 km, earning a USGS 'Green'...
July 31, 2026
Banco BAM Gets US$70M From Colombia’s Grupo Cibest in Guatemala
Banco BAM in Guatemala received US$70M in subordinated financing from Colombia's Grupo Cibest, the owner of Bancolombia, to boost capital.
July 31, 2026
Guatemala Tourism Law Reform Adds Hotel Tax Breaks and a US$38M Fund
Guatemala tourism law reform would give 10-year hotel tax breaks and a Q300M (~US$38.5M) infrastructure fund to draw investment.
July 31, 2026
Trinidad Refinery Restart Gains US Backing at Pointe-a-Pierre
Trinidad refinery restart: the US will help Trinidad find a partner to reopen the shuttered Pointe-a-Pierre plant, closed since 2018.
July 31, 2026
ExxonMobil Guyana Drives Record Q2 Output as Profit Slips
ExxonMobil Guyana drove a record 4.514 million boe/d upstream high in Q2 2026, but earnings missed estimates as downstream margins...
July 31, 2026
Guyana Gas-to-Energy Project Gets US$91.5M to Speed Completion
Guyana Gas-to-Energy: Parliament approved about US$91.5M more to accelerate the project that aims to halve power costs.
July 31, 2026
Colombia Business Hub Grows: Barbados Air Deal and Bogotá GBS Rank
Colombia business hub gains: a Barbados open-skies cargo deal and Bogotá's top-3 Latin American ranking in global business services.
July 31, 2026
Carlos Manzo Murder: Mexico Captures Alleged Mastermind ‘El R1’
El R1, the alleged mastermind of the Carlos Manzo murder, was captured on 30 July 2026, the 31st arrest in...
July 31, 2026
Peru Economic Reforms Target Oil Investment and Labor Rules
Peru economic reforms under President Fujimori aim to revive oil investment and loosen labor benefits like CTS and bonuses by...
July 31, 2026
Colombia Bond Issuance Abroad Hits Highest Level Since 2006
Colombia bond issuance abroad is the highest since 2006, about three times the 20-year average, as the deficit widens, ANIF...
July 31, 2026
Constellation Brands Veracruz Brewery Hires 600 Before Its Launch
Constellation Brands Veracruz brewery has hired 600 workers ahead of a launch in the coming months, the maker of Corona...
July 31, 2026
Brazil Rare Earths Draw Korea’s POSCO Into the Caldeira Project
Brazil rare earths: South Korea's POSCO secures up to 30% of the Caldeira project's output, a boost for a local...
July 31, 2026
Irani Profit Falls 70% as Brazil’s Packaging Maker Sees EBITDA Rise
Irani profit plunged 70.3% to R$30.9M in Q2 2026 as financial charges wiped out operational gains, even with EBITDA up...
July 31, 2026
Buenaventura Earnings Double as Peru’s Gold Miner Rides the Rally
Buenaventura earnings more than doubled in Q2 2026 with EBITDA reaching US$277.1M, driven by a 12% gold output jump and...
July 31, 2026
Fibra Uno Results: Mexico’s Top Property Trust Holds 96% Occupancy
Fibra Uno results: Mexico's largest property trust held occupancy near 96% with double-digit same-store income growth in Q2.
July 31, 2026
Megacable Earnings Rise 11% as Mexican Cable Firm Nears 6M Users
Megacable earnings rose 11% in Q2 to MXN$852M (~US$46M) as the Mexican cable operator neared 6 million internet subscribers.
July 31, 2026