Latin America

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazilian stock market up 1%; Electrobras shares soar 18%

  

  Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index jumped more than 1% on Wednesday in low-volume trading on the U.S. Independence Day holiday, while shares of Brazilian power utility Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA soared.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 21:45 UTC

  Despite acts of violence, OAS congratulates Mexico on the success of Sunday's elections

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) deployed to Mexico to observe the federal and local elections of Sunday July first presented its preliminary report, in which it congratulated the Mexican people for the success of the largest and most complex electoral process in the country's history and for the massive participation in the election of more than 18,000 posts.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Bolivia invites India to develop lithium reserves, essential for electric vehicles and smart phones

  

  Bolivia, known to have the largest reserves of lithium, has offered the metal –used in making batteries of electric vehicles, laptops and smart phones– to India. Ambassador to India, Sergio Dario Arispe Barrientos, said Bolivia has the largest deposit of Lithium and India could explore this opportunity.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 07:13 UTC

  Mexican peso weakens and stock market sheds 2% after Lopez Obrador sweeping Sunday victory

  

  Mexico's stock market sank on Monday and the peso slid after presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador handily won election while his allies picked up a significant number of congressional seats. Mexico's benchmark stock index shed more than 2%, its steepest one-day drop in nearly five months, after Lopez Obrador on Sunday won with the widest margin in a presidential election since the 1980s

• Monday, July 2nd 2018 - 07:28 UTC

  Landslide win for México's Lopez Obrador who pledged battle the 'mafia of power'; Trump congratulates

  

  Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, who rallied voters with his battle cry against corruption and promises to the poor, won a resounding victory Sunday night in Mexico’s presidential election, after the concession of his two top rivals. The victory makes him the first left-oriented president since Mexico began its transition to democracy more than 30 years ago.

• Saturday, June 30th 2018 - 14:54 UTC

  Pence urges Latin America to isolate Venezuela which is falling to “dictatorship, deprivation and despair”

  

  U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged Latin American countries to help isolate crisis-stricken Venezuela, an ideological adversary of Washington that is struggling under a severe and prolonged economic crisis.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 05:11 UTC

  President Vizcarra claims corruption costs Peru US$ 3 billion annually

  

  President Martin Vizcarra said that the Peruvian government will enforce a “zero tolerance” policy against corruption amid a spreading bribery scandal that has involved at least three former presidents.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 13:20 UTC

  Frustration with the political system marks Mexico's Sunday presidential election

  

  Violence hit a record peak in Mexico last year with over 30,000 murders — and it is not slowing down. More than 100 politicians alone have been killed in the lead-up to the country’s election this Sunday.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 10:11 UTC

  López Obrador closes his campaign with an anticipated victory

  

  The candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed his electoral campaign last Wednesday ahead the presidential elections on Sunday filling the largest stadium in the world on a working day. The only leftist candidate steals public attention in Mexico and leads the polls with an anti-system and reforming discourse.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2018 - 07:41 UTC

  Falklands presence at Experience Latin America

  

  Margaret Williams and Michelle Pepper of Falkland Islands Holidays recently attended Experience Latin America in Canary Wharf, London. Organized by the Latin American Travel Association (LATA), this was the 5th event held where the primary aim is to bring together key suppliers from the Latin America region along with top influential buyers from within the UK and Europe.