Bladex Lends US$125 Million to Argentina’s First LNG Export Project
Bladex has closed a US$125 million syndicated loan for Southern Energy, the company behind Argentina's first LNG export project. The...
August 20, 2026Section
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Argentina’s Deputy Economy Minister Says Inflation Is No Longer the Problem
Argentina's deputy economy minister says inflation will keep falling and a new central bank law would be a confidence shock....
August 20, 2026
Ecuador Wants Guayaquil Wired Straight Into the Port of Shanghai
President Noboa proposed linking the ports of Guayaquil and Shanghai to move six Ecuadorian export categories into China. Nothing has...
August 20, 2026
A Peruvian Judge Just Dropped 14 Ex-Officials From a Pipeline Case
A Peruvian judge has excluded 14 former ministers and ProInversion officials from the aggravated collusion indictment in the southern gas...
August 20, 2026
Peru Wants Its Army to Fight Gangs. It Does Not Have the Law Yet
Peru wants criminal gangs reclassified as hostile groups so the army can fight them. It is a request to Congress,...
August 20, 2026
Casas Bahia Has Filed for Court Protection Owing US$3.3 Billion. Banco do Brasil Is In for US$560 Million of It
Banco do Brasil Casas Bahia exposure is about R$2.9 billion as the retailer enters judicial recovery with R$17.3 billion of...
August 20, 2026
Brazil’s Meal Voucher Market Is Worth US$29 Billion a Year, and Two More Banks Just Walked In
The BTG Pactual benefits card combines food and meal vouchers in one product, entering a R$150 billion market as C6...
August 20, 2026
Vale Says Fixing Brazil’s Permit System Is Worth US$251 Billion. It Also Wants a Mineral Washington Is Chasing
Vale mining permitting changes could yield up to R$1.3 trillion in tax revenue over ten years, the company says, as...
August 20, 2026
Colombia Formally Charges the Man Who Ran Its State Oil Company Until Last Month
Ricardo Roa indicted in two separate cases: a luxury flat linked to an Ecopetrol subsidiary contract, and campaign finance limits...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Bank Strike Shuts Branches as the Six-Day Week Bill Advances
Brazil bank strike: a 24-hour walkout shut branches in Minas Gerais, the Federal District and Parana as the 6x1 six-day...
August 20, 2026
Belo Horizonte Is Honouring Nelson Freire This Week, and Two Nights Remain
The Festival Nelson Freire runs 20 to 22 August in Belo Horizonte, honouring the pianist with musicians who knew him....
August 20, 2026
Mexico City Is Rebuilding Buenavista for Trains That Do Not Run Yet
The Buenavista terminal expansion in Mexico City is due in June 2027, with the Queretaro platform in September 2027, for...
August 20, 2026
Lima Gets an 80-Brand Gourmet Fair Next Saturday, and Entry Is Under Five Dollars
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August 20, 2026
Curitiba Closes a Street on Saturday and Turns It Into a Piece of France
Rua da Franca Curitiba runs free on 22 August on the Alameda Prudente de Moraes, with music, French food and...
August 20, 2026
Free Coffee Tastings in São José on Saturday, and It Is Not the São José You Think
The Festival do Cafe Sao Jose runs on Saturday 22 August in Kobrasol, Santa Catarina, with free tastings and a...
August 20, 2026
A Show About a Girl, a Grandmother and a Magic Box Plays Mexico City Twice on Saturday
MEXICA CDMX plays two performances only on 22 August at the Marketeatro in Roma, a multidisciplinary show about Mexican traditions...
August 20, 2026
Montaner’s Farewell Tour Opened Its Second Leg With Four Straight Sell-Outs
The Ricardo Montaner tour El Ultimo Regreso opened its second leg with four consecutive sold-out shows, taking it to around...
August 20, 2026
Abel Pintos Has Never Played the Gran Rex. In November He Plays It Five Times
Abel Pintos Gran Rex dates: 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20 November 2026, his first run at the Buenos Aires...
August 20, 2026
Three Generations of Mendoza Rock Share One Stage Next Friday
The Nave Cultural Mendoza hosts three generations of local rock on 28 August, with La Pandilla de la Muerte, Flanes...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Blocks Health Insurer Hapvida From Repricing 947,000 Plans
Brazil's regulator ANS froze Hapvida price rises and cancellations for 947,000 plans. The insurer says it was never formally notified.
August 20, 2026