Latin Trade Group on Tuesday announced the president of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes Jara, will be presented with the Innovative Leader of the Year Award. The award specifically acknowledges Paraguay's progress towards implementing the reforms approved in 2013. Read More »

Campari America, the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Gruppo Campari, today announced the appointment of Ugo Fiorenzo as managing director for its operations in the United States. Fiorenzo will report directly to the managing director of North America. Read More »

GualapackGroup, a leader in spouted pouches and filling machinery and a global competitor in the flexible packaging industry, has acquired a majority stake in Tradbor Industria e Comercio SA (Tradbor Stand-up-Pouches) in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Read More »

Iroko Pharmaceuticals Inc., today announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Laboratorios Saval for the exclusive rights to market and sell Zorvolex capsules in an additional five South American countries. Zorvolex is approved in the U.S. Read More »

Hoteles City Express last week announced the opening of City Express Tuxpan in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. With this new hotel, the chain extends its coverage to more than 11,300 rooms in 29 states, 60 different cities along Mexico Read More »

Ccaps Translation and Localization recently announced that it has been included in the official ranking of Latin America's largest language services providers within the interpretation and translation industry. Read More »

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Brazil, together with Fundação Getulio Vargas, which measures current economic activity (TCB/FGV Brazil LEI), fell 0.6 percent in June. Read More »

Sempra Energy said on Tuesday that it has secured a new natural gas transportation contract in Chihuahua, Mexico, through the company’s Mexican unit, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova). Read More »

Scotiabank said it has reached an agreement with Citigroup to acquire all of the commercial and banking businesses under Citigroup’s operations in Costa Rica and Panama. The move advances Scotiabank’s strategy to raise its scale in the two countries. Read More »

Ccaps Translation and Localization on Monday announced its official ranking as one of the largest language services providers in the translation and interpreting industry. Read More »

Nielsen recently announced that it will soon introduce Digital Ad Ratings, its digital advertising measurement solution, in markets in Asia and Latin America in the next few months. Read More »

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and El Salvador will host the XIII Regional Conference, which will focus on fiscal policy, regional outlook and financial integration. Read More »

KollagenX has expanded its international markets by adding a distributor, Making Beauty, in Mexico City. Making Beauty has been a distributor in the area for more than 10 years, during which time it has concentrated on cosmetics around the area. Read More »

Caldwell Partners International on Monday announced an expansion on Monday into Latin America through a partnership with CPGROUP LATAM Ltd., a company founded by a group that established and led CTPartners' Latin American operations. Read More »

S&P Capital IQ, a provider of financial research, data and analytics, and BM&FBOVESPA, the largest equity and Futures Exchange in Latin America, announced a partnership agreement to provide critical knowledge to Brazilian companies’ investor relations teams. Read More »

The most recent statistics from Brazil’s local Realtor group said the nation remains the foreign country most often looking for South Florida real estate through the MIAMI Association of REALTORS website. Read More »

Alstom has signed contracts with Brazil that obligates Alstom to provide Bel Monte Complex with hydro mechanical equipment. The first contract was awarded to Alstom at the ELM Consortium. Bardella, a consortium led by Alstom, will fulfill the second. Read More »

According to this year’s Latin 500, revenue of the top 500 Latin American companies dropped 7 percent to $2.54 trillion in 2014, reflecting the trials the region's businesses faced. The Latin 500 ranks of Latin America's 500 largest non-financial firms. Read More »

FTI Consulting Inc., a business advisory firm that specializes in helping organizations protect and improve their enterprise value, recently hired Cynthia Catlett as the managing director of the company’s Forensic & Litigation Consulting department. Read More »

On June 1, Yusen Logistics expanded its operation by opening two additional offices at the Mexico City Airport. The automotive industry and imported freight operations have grown rapidly in Mexico, creating a need for better transportation management. Read More »