Tag: Latin America

Friday, July 27th 2018 - 07:41 UTC
US clears the way for natural gas exports to Latin America

The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday cleared the way for faster approval of small scale exports of natural gas including liquefied natural gas to Latin American countries by issuing a rule that does away with a public interest review of the shipments.
Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:48 UTC
Latam agriculture and fisheries production to expand 17% over the next decade

Agricultural and fisheries production in Latin America and Caribbean is projected to expand by 17% over the next ten years, says a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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.
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 - 08:54 UTC
Brazil's currency and stock market recover on Thursday, helped by opinion poll

The Brazilian real climbed almost 1% against the dollar on Thursday, as a rout on Wednesday led to a technical correction and a key poll showed Brazil's left failing to gain steam in presidential elections scheduled for October.
Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
Argentine public service unions strike to protest IMF deal halts the country

Argentina ground to a halt on Monday as public service unions blocked road, rail and air transport with a nationwide 24-hour strike in protest at the government's latest deal with the International Monetary Fund. In a massive show of force against the conservative government of President Mauricio Macri, organizers said at least one million workers were taking part in the industrial action which halted trains, subways, buses and flights in Latin America's third-largest economy.
Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 08:22 UTC
Latam stocks and currencies hit by global trade disputes

Latin American stocks and currencies mostly fell on Monday as the trade dispute between the United States and other leading economies worsened, but central bank intervention kept the Brazilian real steady.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
Heathrow with less connections to Latin America than major European hubs

London Heathrow is connected to fewer Latin American country markets and individual destinations than all of the other major European hubs. That’s the conclusion from the analysis of which airports are missing from Heathrow’s route network in the lead-up to the anna.aero-RABA Heathrow HubLAB Conference in London on 12 June.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in history

Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in its history, at least temporarily, after outgoing leader Horacio Cartes decided to step down ahead of schedule. Vice-President Alicia Pucheta, 68, will complete Cartes' mandate after he resigned to become a senator.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:27 UTC
Debilitated Brazilian government challenged with an oil-workers 72-hour strike

Brazilian oil workers began a 72-hour strike on Wednesday in a new blow to President Michel Temer following a nationwide trucker protest that has strangled Latin America's largest economy for over a week. The strike affecting several rigs, refineries, plants and ports is the latest challenge for state-led oil firm Petrobras, whose shares have tumbled nearly 30% in two weeks over fears that political interference would unwind more investor-focused policies.