On Nov. 13, Movile, a leader in mobile marketplace announced that Naspers and Innova Capital have pledged to invest USD$400 million of new capital into Movile as an additional investment in iFood, making a current total of USD$500 million iFood funding, the biggest one in Latin American to date. Read More »

On Nov. 21, GE announced that GE Power has been chosen to provide the e-house solution and be part of the construction of a natural gas processing unit in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro. GE Power was selected by Kerui Metodo Construção e Montagem S.A, led by China’s Shandong Kerui Petroleum and Brazil’s Metodo Potencial. Read More »

ITAIPU Binational, the Paraguay Biodiversity Program, the World Bank and the Tropical Forest Alliance organized the first green business forum. Read More »

Mexican early-stage investor firm, ALLVP, has a $73 million first close on its latest fund. Read More »

Electricity will be turned off for an hour on Nov. 13 Read More »

A Guatemalan company is helping schoolchildren from neighboring communities to continue with their studies. Read More »

Mexican businessman Emiliano Salinas announced that he has cut ties with NXIVM, the questioned self-improvement organization from upstate New York. Read More »

Latin Business Daily sits down with Guatemala's Fernando Jarquin. Read More »

One man claims his PSA levels were reduced after using New Colombia Resources Inc.'s Sannabis product, the company recently reported. Read More »

Grupo Exito says it is proud to contribute to the development of Colombia, according to a press release on the company's website. Read More »

Codelco CEO Nelson Pizarro has called for his company to focus on finance goals while raising standards of company transparency. Read More »

BCP (Banco de Credito del Peru) banking offers tips on its Sala de Prensa website site for how to choose the right master's degree program. Read More »

General Tire has officially launched a new tire, the Altimax XP7, for the Andean region, according to a press release from Continental Tire. Read More »

Pork industry officials were bullish during a recent agricultural seminar about the future of pork consumption in Latin America and the region's potential as a pork exporter. Read More »

Several researchers from AIR Worldwide recently presented papers at the 13th America’s Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE), according to a post on the company's website. Read More »

El Salvador-based Asesuisa, the largest insurer in El Salvador, recently hosted a conversation with stakeholders on its Strategic Direction and Vision of Trends and Risk Management (GTR) vision. Read More »

Colombia-based Grupo Exito, the largest South American retail company, said it is promoting a social inclusion program by acquiring locally grown organic and mineralized lettuce planted by street people for it stores in Medellin. Read More »

Endo International plc announced that they are selling Grupo-Farmacéutico SOMAR to Advent International for the purchase price of $124 million. Read More »

Chilean-based shipping agent AGUNSA said it has been operating the Ingeniero Buitrago Port of Ternium-Siderar in Argentina to handle the transfer of steel since spring. Read More »

The Development Finance Agency (AFD) has approved appropriations for small to midsize enterprises ranging, which are creating more opportunities for jobs. Read More »