Gentera Profit Up 8.6% as Bad Loans Rise
Gentera, the Mexican lender behind Banco Compartamos, earned US$126 million in the third quarter, up 8.6%, as past-due loans rose.
October 22, 2026Section
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Pemex Fires 11 Workers and Cuts Pay Levels
Pemex is dismissing trusted staff and cutting pay levels for others, Mexican outlets report, with 11 firings in Reynosa and...
October 22, 2026
Jamaica Oil Study Maps 2 Wells, No Partner
United Oil & Gas says a rig study found a double-digit pool of rigs for Jamaica offshore oil drilling, but...
October 22, 2026
Cuban Gets Death Vote in 3 Florida Murders
A Miami-Dade jury recommended death for Cuban-born Alberto Sierra, who pleaded guilty to killing his wife and two stepdaughters in...
October 22, 2026
Venezuela Forms Gold Panel of 6 for London
Venezuela's government and the 2015 National Assembly name a six-member panel to press the UK for gold held at the...
October 22, 2026
Argentina Food Prices Rise 0.59% in a Week
Argentina food inflation hit 0.59% in the third week of October, nearly five times the 0.12% general rise. Eco Go...
October 22, 2026
Piura Flood Fund 38% Unspent, Report Says
Willax reports Peru's Piura regional government spent 62.3% of its US$15.8 million flood-risk budget as El Niño rain hit.
October 22, 2026
Alejandro Ordóñez, 71, Takes Colombia Post
Alejandro Ordóñez, a conservative lawyer and former inspector general, is Colombia's new Interior Minister. Here is his record and why...
October 22, 2026
Chile Cuts Terms of 56 Child Sex Offenders
Chile sentence reductions for 56 people convicted of child sex crimes spark a political storm after Justice Minister Fernando Rabat...
October 22, 2026