Xenophobia on the rise in Chile, says survey
A survey by Criteria Research consulting firm, comparing results for February 2021 with a 2019 survey, shows that currently only...
March 5, 2021Section
Regional
Argentine YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note
Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday, March 5th, reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend...
March 5, 2021
Latin America increasingly falling behind worldwide transition to clean energy
As oil majors and developed nations push for a faster transition to clean energy, much of Latin America is struggling...
March 5, 2021
2021 will not be a golden year for Argentina’s banks
As Argentina begins its expected recovery in 2021, its largest banks — Banco Macro SA, Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, Banco...
March 4, 2021
Argentina’s soybean sector in good position for harvest 2021
Argentina’s oilseed sector is in a good position for the 2020-21 harvest following oilseed worker strikes and dry weather, according...
March 4, 2021
Mexico again faces shortage of oxygen – people risk buying it on Facebook Marketplace
In Mexico, cases of COVID-19 have been surging this year. Thousands need oxygen as a result of the disease, but...
March 4, 2021
Make-up artist and trained Milicia sniper is prepared to die for Bolivarian Venezuela
Dressed in camouflage, her face covered in mud, Ismaira Figueroa holds her position on a hill, rifle in hand, as...
March 4, 2021
Colombia demands power distributors acquire clean energy; imposes renewable quota
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Colombian government has introduced the obligation for power distributors to acquire clean energy. Resolution...
March 4, 2021
Venezuela and Nicaragua on fast track to dictatorship, says Freedom House
Venezuela and Nicaragua are among the countries registering the greatest democratic setbacks over the past 10 years worldwide, amassing major...
March 4, 2021