Peru Miner Buenaventura’s Yumpag Hits 2.32M oz Silver
Buenaventura’s Yumpag mine delivered 2.32M oz silver in Q2 2026, driving a guidance boost to 9M oz as San Gabriel...
July 18, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Trump Tariff Shock Rattles Argentina’s Milei-Caputo Trade
Trump’s 25% steel and aluminium tariff hits Argentina, the 7th-largest US aluminium supplier, putting $30B in Milei-Caputo trade at reciprocal...
July 18, 2026
Paraguay Keeps Moody’s Investment-Grade Rating Third Year
Moody’s affirmed Paraguay’s Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook on July 30, 2025. GDP grew 5.9% in Q1 and...
July 18, 2026
Pampa Energía Approves $2.7 Billion Urea Plant to Monetise Vaca Muerta Gas
Pampa Energía approved a US$2.7 billion urea plant in Bahía Blanca, aiming for 2.1 million tons yearly output by late...
July 18, 2026
Colombian Banks Post 44% Higher Profit as DaviPlata Becomes a Neobank
Colombian banks profit soared 43.8% to COP 6.9 trillion by May 2025 as Davivienda rebounded 208.3% and DaviPlata transformed into...
July 18, 2026
Ecopetrol Cyberattack Hits 3,300 Accounts as CEO Roa’s Return Looms
Ecopetrol cyberattack compromised 3,300 cloud accounts across 15 units. Ransomware blocked, no critical disruption, but data extortion threat looms as.
July 18, 2026
CMPC and Arauco ride pulp rebound as CCU reshuffles under new CEO
Chile pulp rebound fuels CMPC's $4B Brazil mill plan and Arauco's record 3.5M-tonne plant, while CCU names Eduardo Ffrench-Davis as...
July 18, 2026
China lithium battery tax hits Chilean miner SQM shares
China will impose a 2% lithium battery tax from Sept 2026, ending a decade-long exemption. SQM shares fell 4% in...
July 18, 2026
Colombia Effect Hits Mexican Giants FEMSA, Bimbo, Cemex
Banxico cut rates to 6.50% while Colombia’s hit 12%. See how the Colombia effect moved FEMSA (+2.04%), Cemex (+2.74%), and...
July 18, 2026