Coca-Cola Is Spending US$2 Billion on Mexico’s Corner Shops
Coca-Cola Mexico investment: the bottling system says it will spend more than US$2 billion modernising over a million tienditas, part...
August 20, 2026Section
Latin America News in English
Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Argentina Approves a US$6.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Project in a Single Day of Deals
Argentina approved a US$6.4 billion Vaca Muerta RIGI project for Tecpetrol on 19 August, the same day San Juan ratified...
August 20, 2026
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Seeks US$1.5 Billion From Panama Over Canal Ports
CK Hutchison seeks over US$1.5 billion from Panama in treaty arbitration after the Supreme Court voided its Balboa and Cristobal...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Opens 50-Year Tender for Belgrano Cargas Freight Railway
Argentina opened a 50-year tender for the Belgrano Cargas freight railway, covering 7,594 km in 16 provinces, with bids opened...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Debt Hits US$800 Million as IMF Money Waits
Bolivia fuel debt reaches about US$800 million at state oil firm YPFB as imports fall 31% and the US$1.9 billion...
August 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Chile stocks rose on August 19, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.49% and the peso firming against the dollar, as...
August 20, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.30% while the peso strengthened 0.86% against the dollar. What drove the session and where the...
August 20, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC stock index rose 0.41% and the peso strengthened past 17 per dollar as mining names led. Full...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index fell while the peso slipped against the dollar as investors took profits. See the key stocks...
August 20, 2026