Argentina’s Aluar to Invest $50 Million in Battery Storage
Argentina's only aluminum producer, Aluar, will invest US$50 million in a new 50 MW battery storage project in Goya, Corrientes,...
July 16, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Argentine Software Firm Globant Bets on Anthropic
Globant’s Anthropic AI alliance will embed Claude into enterprise AI Pods and certify 5,000 engineers, boosting its sales pipeline 25%...
July 16, 2026
Argentina’s Factory Slump Deepens as Loma Negra Halts a Kiln
Loma Negra halts a main kiln for 6 months as Argentina's industrial slump deepens. Tenaris cuts 150 jobs, Mirgor suspends...
July 16, 2026
Argentina’s YPF Tenders Pipes for Its Vaca Muerta Gas Line
State energy firm YPF tenders pipes for a new Vaca Muerta gas pipeline and secures bank financing for the VMOS...
July 16, 2026
Peru’s Lima Exchange Beats the S&P 500 in 2026
Peru's Lima Stock Exchange has outperformed the S&P 500 to rank as the world's most profitable market in 2026. Find...
July 16, 2026
Miner Southern Peru Opens a Medical Program in Ilo
Southern Copper launches an ESG medical program in Ilo, Peru, serving 1,200 residents near its smelter and refinery with free...
July 16, 2026
Peru’s Ferreyros Launches a Caterpillar AI Assistant
Ferreyros launches Caterpillar's Cat AI Assistant in Peru, offering real-time machinery help via mobile. The dealer already runs the Americas'...
July 16, 2026
Colombia’s Promigas Ends Its Gas Contracts With Canacol
Promigas ends Canacol contracts and will sue over a halted 100 MPCD transport expansion, risking gas supply for millions in...
July 16, 2026
Colombia’s Grupo Aval Sees Resignations as Itaú Clients Move
Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval sees VP-level resignations at Banco de Bogotá while 267,000 Itaú Colombia personal banking clients migrate...
July 16, 2026