Argentina's Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo insisted Wednesday in Washington DC during his participation at the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Spring Meeting that his country would be achieving a one-digit inflation rate shortly.
Add your comment!During a meeting in Bogotá with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombian President Gustavo Petro Wednesday suggested that a so-called “life guarantee” be created in Venezuela for those losing the July 28 elections under world scrutiny over transparency concerns, Agencia Brasil reported.
Add your comment!Paraguayan producers Wednesday dispatched the first shipment of mosquito repellent to Argentine, where President Javier Milei's administration opened up the borders to import this product in a move to curb black-market-like prices given the high demand stemming from the onset of a dengue fever outbreak.
Add your comment!José Sánchez, mayor of the Ecuadorean town of Camilo Ponce Enríquez, in the canton of Azuay, was murdered Wednesday night along with two other people when his home was stormed by hitmen.
Add your comment!A Brazilian woman made the headlines Wednesday when she was arrested for bringing her uncle's dead body on Tuesday to a bank in Rio de Janeiro to have him “sign” the pertinent documents to collect a R$ 17,000 (US$ 3,243) loan.
3 commentsLeaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Tuesday agreed to condemn Ecuador's April 5 storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to abduct former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum there after being convicted on corruption charges.
Add your comment!According to the World Economic Outlook released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina's inflation in 2024 is expected to reach 149.4%. The study also forecasted that the country's economy would fall by 2.8% this year only to bounce back in 2025 by 5%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) would be dropping to 45%.
Add your comment!Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina, Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay, and Santiago Peña of Paraguay are expected to be the three most important participants of the so-called Llao Llao Forum starting Wednesday in the Patagonian resort of Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro.
2 commentsThe Búzios Field in the Santos Basin, the largest ultra-deepwater facility of that kind worldwide, produced 1 billion barrels of oil in March, the state-owned company Petrobras announced this week, Agencia Brasil reported. Petrobras operates the field in a consortium with Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) and the Chinese companies CNOOC and CNODC.
Add your comment!The 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games, are again in trouble with no hosts on sight. In April 2022, the Australian state of Victoria was awarded hosting rights for the 2026 edition, when over 70 nations were expected to participate. But just over a year later, it backed out.
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