Investments

• Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Uruguay: New water treatment plant approved

  

  Uruguay is moving forward with plans for a 200,000 cubic meter water treatment plant in the Santa Lucía River basin, specifically in the Aguas Corrientes area. This decision comes after renegotiations of a contract, with the project now the previously planned Arazatí initiative was scrapped.

• Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguay, UK sign “Friendship Charter”

  

  Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy signed Thursday in London the so-called “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter,” committing both nations to enhanced cooperation across five key areas:

• Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Falklands, Government finally presents delayed 25/26 Budget approved by outgoing Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Budget for 2025/26 has today, 16th July, been approved by the Legislative Assembly, setting a considered and strategic direction to safeguard the long-term financial health of the Islands.

• Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 09:25 UTC

  Major overhaul announced for Buenos Aires underground Line B

  

  The Chinese company CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd has been awarded a US$301.5 million contract by the Buenos Aires City government to completely renovate the fleet of Line B of the underground metro system. This line is the most heavily used, serving approximately 180,000 daily users.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

  Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

  

  Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the studies for the construction of a railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would bring South America's largest country closer to the Asian giant trade-wise.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 06:51 UTC

  Falklands, Public Consultation on Use of TV and Radio Services

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would like to remind all residents that the public consultation on the use of television and radio services across the Islands is still open and will run until 15 July 2025.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 10:19 UTC

  S&P doowngrades Bolivia's ratings

  

  Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded Bolivia's long-term credit rating from 'CCC+' to 'CCC-' with a negative outlook. This decision was driven by increasing debt servicing costs and a deteriorating external financial profile, which could make it harder for the landlocked country to access financing and potentially hinder its ability to pay off debt in the coming months.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Bi-oceanic corridor feared to hamper Montevideo Port's future

  

  Uruguayan National Port Administration's (ANP) representative at the River Plate Basin Terminal (TCP), Jorge Pozzi, raised concerns Tuesday during a radio interview about the future of Montevideo's port. In his view, the proposed Pacific-Atlantic bioceanic corridor, connecting Brazil with Chile or Peru, could bypass Uruguay entirely, significantly impacting its system, economy, and thousands of workers.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  JetSMART launches Recife-Ezeiza route

  

  JetSMART Airlines launched its first direct flight from Recife to Buenos Aires on Tuesday, marking the carrier's entry into Brazil's Northeast region and expanding its international routes in South America's largest country to ten services, across five cities (Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Nova Iguaçu, São Paulo, and Recife).

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:13 UTC

  The future of e-commerce is Latin America

  

  In the last few years and especially during COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America has quietly but rapidly become one of the most promising regions for digital industries and e-commerces. The reasons why lie in the growing digital access and mobile adoption, but also in the interest many companies have shown in investing in this area.