The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending organization, has granted Banco Santander Brasil a loan of $166 million for lending to private companies in Brazil. The EIB has provided about $7.75 billion to 13 countries in the region. Read More »

Alcoa, a leader in lightweight metals, yesterday permanently closed its Poços de Caldas primary aluminum smelter in Brazil. The smelter had been curtailed since May 2014, and the original market conditions that led to the curtailment haven’t improved. Read More »

Investigational drug being developed for treatment of Niemann-Pick Type C Read More »

Eze Software Group, a provider of global investment technology, announced Tuesday that Vinci Partners, a Brazilian asset manager, has signed on as a client and will implement its order management system, Eze OMS, and execution management system, RealTick EMS. Read More »

Companies will collaborate on testing of environment-focused technologies to improve aviation Read More »

Pace International recently announced plans to merge its Pace International Chile Business with Valent BioSciences Chile, effective Aug. 1. Both Pace International Chile and Valent BioSciences Chile are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sumitomo Chemical Company. Read More »

XG Technology Inc., a developer of wireless communications and spectrum-sharing technologies, on Tuesday announced it has received an order for approximately $58,000 in xMax mobile broadband wireless equipment and services from Itellum LLC. Read More »

Sigma Designs, a provider of Z-wave technology, announced the availability of approved Z-Wave frequencies by the governments in 23 new territories in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Z-Wave wireless standard is now available in 86 countries. Read More »

Amazon.com launched a Spanish-language physical-goods store, Amazon.com.mx, on Tuesday, offering millions of items to Mexico's population. The new store builds on the success of the Kindle Store that opened in Mexico in 2013. Read More »

Sienco, a business group of engineering solutions and consulting services for power substations and infrastructure, on Monday announced the first implementation of the global dTechs SensorSuite for Casanare Power Company (ENERCA) in Colombia; currently, ENERCA has annual energy losses of approximately 13 percent of the total energy distributed, an estimated $7.6 million CAD a year. Read More »

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attended the third Brazil-U.S. Business Summit last week in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Read More »

Exhibition will feature latest solar technologies as well was parallel conference program. Read More »

Horizon Capital Management Inc. released a public statement today calling upon all shareholders of Americas Petrogas Inc. to vote against the sale of all of the outstanding common shares of Americas Petrogas Argentina S.A. to Tecpetrol International S.A. Read More »

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a satellite networking technology, solutions and services firm, announced the Bolivian Space Agency has chosen Gilat for the launch, management and use of the national satellite, Tupac Katari. Read More »

Revelo Resources Corp. today announced the completed acquisition of four properties from Altius Minerals Corp.'s 49 percent owned Chilean subsidiary BLC SpA, and the completion of a private placement with BLC for profits of $750,000. Read More »

Bombardier announced today that it has received type certification for its Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft from the Colombian Aviation Administration. This new aircraft is part of the growing fleet of super midsize business jets in the region. Read More »

Sino Americas Intensive will provide companies chance to learn about investing in Latin America, Caribbean. Read More »

Pinaya Project covers 74 square miles and includes more than 15 miles of strike length. Read More »

Navitas, a regulatory services provider, has opened a new Latin America hub in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia's location allows United States-based clients to communicate with Navitas regulatory professionals in the same or nearby time zones. Read More »

Easton Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the regulatory filing and anticipated approval process in Mexico for the cancer drugs Paclitaxel and Docetaxel has been shortened. Easton Pharmaceuticals/BMV Medica previously secured the rights to distribute the drugs. Read More »