Bolivia Diesel Shortage Paralyses Freight as Parallel Dollar Nears Bs12
Bolivia's diesel shortage has idled around 60 percent of foreign-trade trucks and feeds a black market, while the parallel dollar...
August 28, 2026Section
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Peru’s Chancay Megaport Fight Reaches the Constitutional Court as Washington Watches
Cosco Shipping has taken the Chancay megaport dispute to Peru's Constitutional Court after an appeals ruling restored Ositrán's oversight, with...
August 28, 2026
Guyana Police Chase Down a Vessel Carrying Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed
Guyana police intercepted a go-fast boat carrying opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed on the Demerara River on 25 August 2026. Police...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Draws an Eight-Year Warning from Anif
Colombia filed its largest budget ever on 27 August. Anif warns the country could need up to eight years to...
August 28, 2026
Bolivia Finds US$75.1 Million in Damage at State Biodiesel Plant
Bolivia's government reported US$75.1 million of damage at the state biodiesel plant in Santa Cruz and filed criminal complaints against...
August 28, 2026
OECD Tells Peru to Limit Tax Exemptions as Revenue Fails to Take Off
The OECD proposes that Peru limit tax exemptions costing 2.2% of GDP, scrap reduced rates for agro, tourism and the...
August 28, 2026
Guyana Puts a Refinery at the Heart of Its National Oil Company Plans
Guyana refinery: What happened: President Irfaan Ali says a domestic refinery would anchor Guyana s planned national oil company.
August 28, 2026
Peru’s Water Deficit Puts 8.1 Million Hectares of Farmland at Risk
Peru's disaster agency Cenepred raised its drought warning to 8.1 million hectares of farmland, with the water deficit expected from...
August 28, 2026
Uruguay Senate Unanimously Approves Competitiveness Law Aimed at Cost of Living
Uruguay s Senate approved a 240-article Competitiveness Law without a single dissenting vote on 26 August. Supporters promise a lower...
August 28, 2026