Tag: Latin America

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Uber safety measures to protect passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico

  

  Uber said on Wednesday that it will allow passengers and drivers to record audio of their trips in Brazil and Mexico using a new feature in the app, as the ride-hailing company copes with recurring safety concerns during its trips.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Bolsonaro's new measures to tackle budget deficit face a reluctant Congress

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will try to build momentum for his government's market-friendly reforms on Tuesday, proposing new measures to tackle a budget deficit that are likely to be met with skepticism among lawmakers.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:36 UTC

  Brazil has become a beacon for Big Oil foreign investment in the energy sector

  

  When oil executives arrive in Rio de Janeiro this week for Brazil’s biennial Offshore Technology Conference, they will find themselves in Latin America’s most promising market for Big Oil by far. This signals a dramatic change from only a year ago.

• Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Uruguay votes on Sunday with a strong forecast change in the air

  

  Uruguayans head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, 30 senators and 99 Lower House members. If none of the eleven presidential candidates manages 50% of cast votes plus one on 27 October, a runoff between the two hopefuls with most support is scheduled for 24 November.

• Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Mexico, an example of the financial plight of the Latin American media

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December promising to reduce public spending to free up more resources for the poor. But his austerity drive has left media outlets reeling, and raised questions about whether Lopez Obrador is trying to influence coverage.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 21:54 UTC

  Uruguay Sunday’s general election: To a second ballotage and without parliamentary majority

  

  On Sunday, October 27, in Uruguay, a new president, and Parliament will be elected. According to pollsters, the same parties as in 2014, the official Frente Amplio (FA, Broad Front) and the conservative National Party, will go on second ballotage in November. However, the novelty is that the Legislature will be made up of a minimum of six parties (a historical record) and a maximum of nine.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  September inflation in Argentina reaches 5.9% and 53.5% in twelve months

  

  Argentina consumer prices rose 5.9% in September, the country’s statistics agency said on Wednesday, the sharpest jump in a year amid a flaring economic crisis in Latin America’s no. 3 economy. That brought year-to-date inflation to 37.7%, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) said, while rolling 12-month inflation was running at 53.5%.

• Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  American Airlines and Gol negotiating a partnership to counter Delta/Latam deal

  

  American Airlines Group Inc and Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA are negotiating a “partnership” that could “integrate flights between the two airlines in Latin America,” a newspaper reported on Friday.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Trade Integration more important for Latin America and the Caribbean as growth slows, World Bank

  

  The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has entered a new phase of weak economic performance, but increased integration in international trade and global value chains could reinvigorate economic growth.

• Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 10:16 UTC

  Delta Air Lines competing strongly for the South American market

  

  A surprise US$1.9 billion investment by Delta Air Lines in LATAM Airlines Group is likely to fire up competition in South America as the weakest U.S. carrier in the region joins up with the strongest homegrown player.