ESG risks in Latin America are negative but lower than emerging markets average – Moody’s
Rating agency Moody's said Wednesday in a report that credit exposure to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risks in...
June 30, 2021Topic
Latin America
Deputies of Dominican Republic approve Penal Code allowing abortion in one case only
The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic approved on Tuesday, in the second reading, the new Penal Code, which...
June 30, 2021
Ex-governor Rosselló cannot lobby for Puerto Rico statehood in Washington – court
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - San Juan District Court Judge Rebecca de León ruled Wednesday that former Governor Ricardo Rosselló...
June 30, 2021
Migrant families exceed shelter capacity in Mexican border cities
Shelters and churches that support migrants in the Mexican border city of Matamoros are at the limit of their capacity,...
June 30, 2021
Brazil’s steel giant CSN acquires Elizabeth Cimentos for US$214 million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), the largest steel industry in Brazil and Latin America and one...
June 30, 2021
New pandemic wave with presence of new strains consolidates in Panama (June 29)
The Panamanian government announced new social restriction measures given the consolidation of a new wave of Covid 19 infections, which...
June 30, 2021
Ecuadorean court orders trial of Swedish Internet activist, friend of Julian Assange
A judge in Ecuador called on Tuesday to trial for the crime of "non-consensual computer access" the Swedish computer scientist...
June 29, 2021
Convicted murderer of former Paraguayan president’s daughter sentenced to 34 years’ prison.
A court sentenced Oscar Benítez, accused of the 2005 kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former president Raúl...
June 29, 2021
Frost hits crops in Brazil’s Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay – Rural Clima
In the early hours of Tuesday, frost hit agricultural regions of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, with potential losses...
June 29, 2021