Latin America

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Ecuador's US$ 17,4bn debt restructuring plan faces divided bondholders

  

  Ecuador’s government will likely have to sweeten its offer to creditors in order to reach an agreement to restructure US$ 17.4 billion in bonds, say analysts. The government’s proposal already has the backing of one group of creditors, holding around half of the bonds and including AllianceBernstein, Ashmore and BlackRock.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Exxon resumes drilling in Guyana; local politics battle over the future oil revenue

  

  Exxon Mobil resumed drilling in Guyana last month, underscoring its dedication to the offshore hotspot despite the oil price crash and a messy turn in local politics.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Canadian investors question Mexican government energy policy, which privileges the state's role

  

  As Mexico celebrated a new trade deal with the United States and Canada on July 1, a group of Canadian energy investors warned their government that Mexico could already be violating the agreement for failing to respect contracts.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  Latin America death toll from coronavirus now exceeds North America

  

  The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Latin America had by Monday seen at least 144,680 deaths so far, compared to 143,847 deaths in North America - comprising Canada and the United States - according to official counts.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Despite strict quarantine, Argentina exceeds 100,000 cases of Covid-19 infections

  

  Argentina exceeded 100,000 cases of novel coronavirus infections on Sunday as it struggles to contain spiraling case rates despite an almost four-month strict quarantine imposed on the capital Buenos Aires and its surroundings. The health ministry said 2,657 new cases confirmed overnight took the total to 100,166.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Latam Brazil joins other parts of the group and enters Chapter 11 protection

  

  Latam Airlines Brazil has joined other parts of the airline group in entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it took a further step to securing required financing to complete its restructuring.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Mexico overtakes Italy for the world's Covid-19 fourth highest death toll

  

  Deaths in Mexico from the coronavirus pandemic have risen above 35,000, with the Latin American country overtaking Italy for the world's fourth-highest death total.

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:00 UTC

  Bolivian president is “asymptomatic” after testing positive for Covid 19 on Thursday

  

  Bolivia's interim leader Jeanine Anez is self-isolating but is “asymptomatic” after testing positive for the coronavirus, her personal doctor announced on Friday. The 53-year-old, a candidate the September 6 presidential elections, is isolating in the official residence in La Paz, Andrei Miranda told Bolivia's Cadena A television.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez tested positive for Covid-19

  

  Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing to work while in isolation. “Together, we will come out of this,” she said.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:09 UTC

  Lopez Obrador wraps up his White House visit as a cherished friend of Trump

  

  Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a “cherished friend” of his U.S. counterpart, even as some Democrats looked on uneasily.