Spain commits in Brazil to promote ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement
Spain commits in Brazil to promote ratification of the EU-Mercosur agr. Mercosur EU ratification coverage and expert analysis from The...
May 6, 2021Section
Regional
South American soccer begins immunization against Covid-19 in Paraguay
The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) began this Thursday the immunization against the coronavirus of its first division teams with part...
May 6, 2021
Latin American Mercado Libre announces bitcoin acquisition
On Wednesday, May 5th, Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce fintech company, said in a regulatory filing that it owns...
May 6, 2021
Uruguay watches its pockets as pandemic spreads poverty
The Covid-19 pandemic added 100,000 to the number of poor people in Uruguay, a country known for its social policies...
May 6, 2021
Colombia’s coffee production in April up 9%, exports up 61%
Colombia produced 810,000 60-kg bags of washed Arabica coffee in April, up 9% from the 744,000 bags produced in the...
May 6, 2021
Paraguay “disputes” with Uruguay Latin America’s highest Covid death rate
The Health Surveillance Directorate's epidemiological projections point to even gloomier days in terms of Covid infections and deaths.
May 6, 2021
Mercado Libre posts Q1 net loss of US$34 million; revenue soars 111%
Net revenue for the first quarter stood at US$1.4 billion, a 111.4% year-on-year increase in dollars and 158.4% in constant...
May 6, 2021
Argentina’s controversial wealth tax raised close to US$2.4 billion
Preliminary data showed that around 10,000 individuals with assets over US$2.1 million paid the new tax. Argentina's government collected 74%...
May 6, 2021
Latin America food crisis: 11.8 million people affected in only five countries
The GNAFC global network's annual report, which is sponsored by several UN agencies, has estimated the seriousness of the situation...
May 6, 2021