Latin America

Monday, October 9th 2023 - 04:15 UTC
The Fintech Boom in Latin America

After COVID, the trendiest industry in emerging markets has likely been fintech. Financial services have a famously sluggish rate of development, but the pandemic sparked a remarkable digital acceleration that tipped institutions, small and medium-sized companies and even the government toward adopting fintech and making infrastructure investments.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Sentence against Peru Libre leader reduced

Peru's Judiciary Friday upheld a prison sentence of three years and a half imposed on leftwing political leader Vladimir Cerrón for corruption, it was reported in Lima.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Uruguayan minister chosen unanimously to head Inter-American Board of Agriculture

Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos was voted unanimously by all 32 attending delegations to chair the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) for the period 2023-2025 during a convention held in San José, Costa Rica, it was announced Friday. Mattos' candidacy was put forward by the representatives from Argentina, it was also reported.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:26 UTC
Neverending Ecuador's violence leaves one prosecutor killed, one former mayor kidnapped

The latest episode of Ecuador's seemingly endless violence consisted of the assassination of Babahoyo Prosecutor Genaro R. and the kidnapping of former Durán Mayor Mariana Mendieta de Narváez, in addition to the death of six other prison inmates just over a week before the presidential elections.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:32 UTC
Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade continues to fall, contracting 19,5% in September

Trade between Argentina and Brazil reached US$ 2.1 billion in September, marking a 19.5% decline compared to the US$ 2.66 billion recorded in the same month last year. This fact was brought to attention in a report by Argentina’s Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC), which used official data from Brazil.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 19:03 UTC
South America to host Football 2030 World Cup first round matches

Although there is no confirmation yet from football's governing body FIFA, there were clues Wednesday morning that the 2030 finals might be played under a format never seen before in the competition's history that will be celebrating 100 years then.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 10:04 UTC
UN okays sending peacekeepers to Haiti

The United Nations Security Council Monday acquiesced to the sending of an international force to help Haiti’s authorities get the country back on track amid mounting gang violence. Thirteen of the 15 council members voted for the mission. China and Russia abstained.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:28 UTC
Candidates outline their plans ahead of Ecuador's presidential runoff

Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa on Sunday outlined their plans ahead of the October 15 runoff election to determine who will be Ecuador's next president.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:16 UTC
Guatemala Chief Prosecutor raids the Electoral Tribunal to obstruct presidential election result

Guatemala's political crisis escalated last weekend as prosecutors raided the country's top electoral tribunal searching for documents related to August presidential election. Agents of the Attorney General's Office entered the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and confiscated the official lists of results from the polling stations.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:08 UTC
Migration unprecedented emergency: thousands march through Central America heading for United States

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for governments in Central America and Mexico to collaborate to address the immediate humanitarian needs of people on the move as unprecedented numbers of vulnerable migrants transit through the region, while also working on long-term solutions to tackle the drivers of migration.