Ecuador Wants Its Tax Breaks to Actually Deliver
Ecuador is redesigning its tax incentives to reward measurable results — jobs, investment, production — rather than handing out blanket...
August 12, 2026Topic
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Colombia’s Congress Sends Petro’s 2027 Budget Back to the Drawing Board
Colombia’s Congress returned President Petro’s COP 575.6 trillion (about US$144 billion) 2027 budget over a US$7.5 billion financing gap; the...
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Casino Auction Flops as Two Cities Draw Zero Bidders
Chile’s casino-license tenders fell flat: Viña del Mar and Iquique drew no bidders and Coquimbo and Pucón just one each,...
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Marathon SQM Case Ends in a 4,356-Page Acquittal
The written judgment in Chile’s decade-long SQM campaign-finance case runs 4,356 pages and confirms the acquittal of all eight defendants...
August 12, 2026
Peru’s Oil Union Challenges Petroperú Over US$1.7 Billion in Obligations
Peru’s oil-workers’ union Fenpetrol wants a review of more than S/6 billion (about US$1.7 billion) in Petroperú obligations, questioning the...
August 12, 2026
Peru Will Let You Send Money Using Just Your ID Number
Peru’s central bank will let people send instant payments using their national ID (DNI) as an alias — no phone...
August 12, 2026
Taking Your Dog to Mexico Now Requires a Screwworm Certificate
From August 3, 2026, US pet dogs and birds entering Mexico need a New World screwworm inspection certificate from a...
August 12, 2026
Mexico and the US Sign a Drone Cooperation Pledge — but It’s Not a Treaty
Mexico signed a non-binding declaration of intent with the US to access drone and counter-drone technology, a modest step in...
August 12, 2026
Venezuela Offers Subsidized Mortgages to Earthquake Victims
Venezuela has authorized three state banks to issue subsidized mortgages for June-earthquake victims, covering up to 80% of homes worth...
August 12, 2026