Ecuador’s Puerto Bolivar Is 93% Done With a US$30 Million Cold Store for Bananas
Puerto Bolivar cold storage: a US$30 million, 17,000 sq m refrigerated warehouse holding 15,000 pallets is 93% built and due...
August 18, 2026Section
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Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Vale Wants Brazil’s Mining Output to Reach US$99 Billion a Year by 2035
Vale and Accenture put a policy agenda to Brazil's presidential candidates: mineral output up to R$535 billion a year by...
August 18, 2026
Brazil Suspends 14 Betting Sites, Including Three From a Company Facing Scrutiny
Brazil's finance ministry suspended 14 licensed betting sites from six companies, with fines of R$200,000 a day. Most failed to...
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Says Cities Cannot Tax a House for Being Big
Brazil's Supreme Court struck down municipal rules that set property tax rates by floor area. Value, location and use are...
August 18, 2026
China’s Chile Envoy Warns Against External Interference
China's envoy to Chile warns against external interference as US tariffs strain ties. Read how this affects trade and investors...
August 18, 2026
Copper Overtakes Iron Ore at BHP, and Most of It Comes From Chile
BHP's FY2026 results show copper overtakes iron ore as top earner, with Chile leading. Learn what this means for the...
August 18, 2026
Chile Debt to Top Prudent Level by 2029, Watchdog Warns
Chile's fiscal council warns gross debt will pass 45% of GDP by 2029. Copper at a record does not change...
August 18, 2026
Chile-Argentina Border Pass Reopens After Record 35-Day Snow Closure
Chile-Argentina border pass reopens after record 35-day snow closure, with freight moving again and losses estimated near US$200 million.
August 18, 2026
Chile’s Biggest Mines and Copec Sue Over a Cybersecurity Label
Twelve Chilean entities, including three Antofagasta Minerals mines and Copec, have gone to court over being listed as critical cyber...
August 18, 2026