FEMSA Mexico Investment Tops US$900 Million for 2026
Mexican retail and bottling giant FEMSA plans to invest more than US$900 million in Mexico during 2026, targeting Oxxo expansion...
July 27, 2026Section
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Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Slim Puebla Mall Deal: Carlos Slim Eyes Mixed-Use Megaproj
Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso plans a mixed-use megaproject at the Puebla mall site, investing ~US$81M to build a residential tower...
July 27, 2026
Argentina’s Milei Strikes Starlink Deal for 6,000 Rural Schools
Starlink donates 6,000 satellite kits and 24 months of free service to Argentina's rural schools under Milei's plan to close...
July 27, 2026
Colombia’s $205M Santa Marta Desalination Under Review
Colombia's incoming De la Espriella government asks the Procuraduría to review a COP 786 billion (~US$205 million) Santa Marta desalination...
July 27, 2026
Canadian XAU Resources to Acquire Guyana Quartzstone Gold
Canadian XAU Resources signs letter of intent to acquire QS Holdings, the Barbados parent controlling Guyana's Quartzstone gold project, in...
July 27, 2026
UNESCO Warns Vaca Muerta Pipeline Threatens Patagonia Site
UNESCO demands Argentina suspend the Vaca Muerta pipeline terminal over risks to Península Valdés. YPF-led consortium must submit urgent environmental...
July 27, 2026
South Korea Brazil Visit Puts Critical Minerals First
South Korea Brazil visit sees President Lee Jae-myung meet Lula in Brasília on July 27, 2026, to lock in critical...
July 27, 2026
China-Mercosur Trade Deal Fast-Tracked Amid US Tariff Pressure
Brazil and China's US$188.17B trade relationship accelerates as Presidents Lula and Xi fast-track a Mercosur deal amid US tariff pressure....
July 27, 2026
Bimbo Struggles to Sell Its Nutrella Bread Brand as Brazil’s CADE Rejects Buyers
Grupo Bimbo must divest its Nutrella bread brand under a CADE remedy from its Wickbold deal, but Brazil's regulator has...
July 26, 2026