Investments

• Saturday, July 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan Chile Q2 profits soar 158% over a year ago

  

  Chilean airline LAN has exceeded all expectations with a 158.9% rise in second-quarter net profits, as compared with the same period last year.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Guarani heritage to sweeten Paraguayan farmers pockets

  

  Paraguayan farmers are hoping to cash in on a low-calorie sweetener being made by the Coca-Cola Co from a native plant long prized by indigenous people in one of South America's poorest countries.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers flock to Buenos Aires for Palermo show

  

  The Argentine Rural Society kicks off Thursday its 121st show at the grounds in Palermo, Buenos Aires City, at a time when the farming sector is undergoing a bonanza with high international commodity prices, but also a number of domestic issues that have caused numerous protests over the last year.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay attracts expanding Chilean forestry companies

  Chile's relatively small concentration of fertile land has forced its forestry companies to look closely at other Latin American countries for expansion. Forestry companies have started to set their sights on a host of other countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela

• Saturday, July 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva promises new airport for Sao Paulo

  Three days after Brazil's worst air accident president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the nation and promised that in 90 days he will be announcing the construction of a new airport for the city of Sao Paulo.

• Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia signs largest ever mining project with Indian company

  Bolivia signed a 2.1 billion US dollars mining deal with Indian company Jindal Power & Steel Ltd. after more than a year of negotiations for the exploitation of vast iron deposits near the Brazilian border.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's flag carrier signs contract for 7 midrange Bombardiers

  

  Uruguay' flag carrier PLUNA, recently associated to a private consortium announced a fourth weekly flight Montevideo Madrid and the signing of a contract for the delivery of seven medium-ranges Canadian Bombardiers CRJ900 NextGen, plus the option for another eight.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela/Iran deliver first 300 “anti imperialist” cars

  

  The first 300 units of the so called “anti imperialist automobile”, jointly produced by Venezuela and Iran were delivered this week in Caracas to recent graduates of the Venezuelan Military Academy.

• Saturday, July 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Panama to start work on Canal expansion

  

  The first bid in a 5.2 billion-dollar project to widen the Panama Canal was issued on Friday to a Panamanian company, officials said.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Basic services aid for Rio's slums to help combat crime

  The Brazilian government will spend 1.7 billion dollars to bring running water and other basic services to Rio de Janeiro slums to counter drug gangs that control many of the poor areas, announced President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.