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Brazil Mining 2026: Complete Sector Guide

Brazil mining in 2026 spans iron ore dominance, a lithium boom, rare earth geopolitics, tighter dam regulations, and a US$77 billion investment pipeline. Full sector guide.

Finance Minister Suggests Timeline for Brazil’s Central Bank Leadership Transition

Finance Minister Fernando Haddad discussed on Tuesday his recommendation for the timing of the next Central Bank president's nomination. He suggested to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to appoint the new leader in either...

Chile records the highest monthly trade surplus in 16 years in March

Chile's foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of over US$2.9 billion in March, a monthly figure not recorded since April 2007, reported the Central...

Brazilian exports grew above the global average in 2022

By Artur Piva Brazilian exports reached US$334 billion in 2022. The growth reached almost 20%...

Lula’s government projects a record trade surplus of US$84...

The reduced spending on imported products, whose prices have cooled recently, made the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and...

Brazilian Government asks Petrobras new board to reassess asset sales

Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira asked on Wednesday (29) that  President of Petrobras Jean Paul Prates reassess the divestment strategies of...

BRICS Bank president Dilma Rousseff arrives in China for her first day of work

Dilma Rousseff was sworn in on Tuesday (28) as the President of the New Development Bank (NDB), the Bank...

Brazil: Port of Santos records drop in cargo movement

By Artur Piva In February, the Port of Santos handled about 15% less cargo than in the same month last...

This is how the weight of Mexico, Brazil, and Latin America in the world economy has been diluted

By Juan Pablo Álvarez* Over the last decade, Latin America has greatly diminished its relative...

Central Bank downgrades projections for Peru for 2023: private investment would fall 0.5%

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) lowered most of its projections for the Peruvian...

Mexico’s economic activity beats all forecasts

Mexico's economic activity beat all estimates in January 2023, expanding at the fastest annual pace in five months amid...