Copec Profit Hits US$712M as It Ties Up With Cabify
Empresas Copec posted a US$712 million first-half 2026 profit and sealed a mobility alliance with ride-hailing app Cabify. What it...
August 14, 2026Section
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Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Peru Holds Interest Rate at 4.25% as Crises Mount
Peru's central bank held its interest rate at 4.25% for an 11th meeting, even as a murder spike and a...
August 14, 2026
SalfaCorp Profit More Than Halves on Nueva Centinela Charges
SalfaCorp's second-quarter 2026 profit more than halved to about US$6.8 million after surprise charges on Chile's Nueva Centinela copper project.
August 14, 2026
BP, XRG Sign Venezuela Loran Gas Deal as Thaw Builds
BP, the UAE's XRG and Qatar's UCC signed a Venezuela Loran gas deal this week, alongside a US-backed power plan...
August 14, 2026
Ecuador Trade Surplus Hits Record as Ratings Improve
Ecuador posted a record US$2,339 million trade surplus in the first half of 2026, and its sovereign credit ratings are...
August 14, 2026
Chile’s Competition Court Fines Metrogas About US$3.6 Million
Chile's competition court, the TDLC, fined Metrogas about US$3.6 million for an excessive gas tariff and ordered it reset. The...
August 14, 2026
Mexico’s Investment-Grade Rating at Risk, IMEF Warns
IMEF warns Mexico's investment-grade rating is at risk as public debt nears the danger line. What it means for the...
August 14, 2026
Ecopetrol Moves to Keep Colombia’s Lights On as El Niño Squeezes the Grid
Ecopetrol moved to keep gas flowing to Colombia's power plants as a strengthening El Niño and an August earthquake strain...
August 14, 2026
Chile’s Constitutional Court Trims the Kast Tax Reform, Striking an Environmental Compensation Clause
Chile's Constitutional Court trimmed the Kast tax reform, striking an environmental-compensation clause while most of the overhaul survives.
August 14, 2026