Chile Reworks Prison Concessions to Unlock US$2.65 Billion in Works
Chile is overhauling its prison-concession model to accelerate an estimated US$2.65 billion in new facilities, adding over 15,000 places by...
July 29, 2026Topic
construction
Cemex Posts a Record Quarter as Its New CEO’s Cost Cuts Bite
Cemex earnings hit a record with Q1 EBITDA of $794 million, up 34%, and margins at 19.8%. Four straight beats,...
July 17, 2026
Panama’s New Bank Credit Falls 7% as Housing Finance Dries Up
New bank lending in Panama fell about 7% in early 2026, with construction and housing finance hit hardest, a warning...
July 14, 2026
Egypt’s Builder Hassan Allam Eyes Gulf and Cairo Listings for Its Units
Hassan Allam is weighing Gulf and Cairo listings for real-estate and infrastructure units, opening a funding channel while the parent...
July 13, 2026
Colombia Has Lost 425 Homebuilders in Four Years
Camacol says 425 homebuilding firms have vanished since 2022, a 28% drop to 1,093. What the Colombia housing market loss...
July 10, 2026
Brazil’s Federal Police operations against slave labor up 470% in 2021
Data compiled by the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety last week, on National Day to Combat Slave Labor, show...
January 31, 2022
In 5 years, the cost of building a house in Brazil has increased by almost 50%
The cost per square meter of building a house in Brazil has increased by almost 50% in the last five...
January 30, 2022
Small-sized companies create 76% of new jobs in Brazil
A survey by the Brazilian Micro- and Small-Sized Enterprise Support Service (SEBRAE) shows that micro- and small-sized enterprises
January 27, 2022
Uruguay: Sectors to drive job growth in 2022
According to the labor monitor presented this week by Advice consulting firm, labor demand in Uruguay "resumed its growth path"
January 24, 2022