Argentina’s Metal Workers Use Just 39% of Factory Capacity
Argentina's metal-working sector uses just 39.2% of factory capacity. Production fell 4.4% in July 2026. See the ADIMRA report analysis.
August 18, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Victoria’s Secret Opens Its First Store in Argentina’s Second City
Victoria's Secret opens at Nuevocentro Shopping in Cordoba in November, a 427 square metre store run as a franchise by...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Tax Reform: What De la Espriella Has Promised So Far
Colombia's new president says he will scrap the wealth tax and close loopholes rather than raise rates. The bill goes...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Draft Decree Proposes to End Israel Coal Export Ban
Colombia's trade ministry has published a draft decree that would end the ban on selling thermal coal to Israel. Nothing...
August 18, 2026
Ecopetrol Closes 51% Stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia for US$1.2 Billion
Ecopetrol has closed its purchase of 51% of the Brazilian oil producer Brava Energia for about US$1.2 billion, its biggest...
August 18, 2026
Chile’s Falabella Founders Keep Selling Down Their Stake
Falabella share sales: the founding families have sold 2.49% in 2026, LarrainVial paused a fund, and Mallplaza revived its Concon...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Gets Its First Big Soy Plant in Twelve Years
Timbues soybean crushing plant: Molinos Agro and ACA are spending over US$500 million, betting on Argentina's export-tax cut from January...
August 17, 2026
Colombia’s State Broadcaster Reviews US$32 Million of Contracts
Inravision contracts review: Colombia's public broadcaster is checking 1,051 contracts worth over COP 100,000 million, about US$32 million.
August 17, 2026
Peru Finance Minister Calls Teacher Pension Law Illegal
Peru teacher pension law: the finance minister says Congress broke the Constitution, while Congress quietly raised its own staff pay...
August 17, 2026