Investors Have $1 Billion Ready for One Panama Province. Permits Can Take Six Months
Chiriqui investment tops $1 billion on paper, yet the province's chamber of commerce says a single inspection can take up...
July 10, 2026Topic
Latin America
Canada Put Up $200 Million So Latin America Can Borrow $1 Billion
Canada's $200m IDB guarantee is expected to unlock $1bn in regional lending. But the Canada IDB guarantee money never touches...
July 10, 2026
Guyana Says Its Gas Pipeline Cannot Leak. It Has No Gas In It
Two agencies rejected a claim that the Guyana gas pipeline ruptured, saying no gas flows through it. They then confirmed...
July 10, 2026
Mexico Wants Private Money for Its Roads. Only 18 Percent of the Plan Is Private
Only 18 percent of Mexico's infrastructure investment plan is private; four fifths is public money, and the state keeps the...
July 10, 2026
Mexico’s State Oil Company Told U.S. Regulators Its Reserves Last Nine More Years
Pemex proved reserves would last 9.1 years at current output, its US filing shows. Crude fell 2.6 percent while five...
July 10, 2026
Argentina’s State Oil Company Vows to Drill Off Uruguay. It Has Not Been Cleared To
YPF plans OFF-5 drilling off Uruguay by 2028, but the Eni block transfer awaits approval and lawsuits loom. Inside the...
July 10, 2026
Uruguay Lets Foreign Remote Workers Skip Social Security. Locals Skip It Anyway
Uruguay remote workers social security drew a July 2 Senate hearing: CUTI says locals paid abroad skip invoices and contributions,...
July 10, 2026
Peru’s Inflation Is Above Target. Without Fuel and Transport, It Is Just 1.6%
Peru's interest rate hold hits a tenth month at 4.25%. Inflation is 4% but just 1.6% once transport is stripped...
July 10, 2026
Spend Crypto Without Selling It. Argentina’s Taxman Is Now Watching
The Nexo crypto card Argentina lets holders spend or borrow against digital assets, landing as the taxman gets monthly reports...
July 10, 2026