Telecommunications firm P3 Group said it is expanding its business in Latin America and will be opening a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Sao Paulo is one of the leading technology and research centers in Latin America and an…
The Global Small & Medium Enterprises Ministerial recently held its second annual session, which coincided with the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Colombia. U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet launched the event,…
Entringer S.A., a Brazilian manufacturer of bucket elevators and grain bins, recently was acquired by Ag Growth International (AGI) Inc. as the Canadian company seeks to expand and gain access to…
Shell recently said that oil is being produced from its drilling in the third phase of its deep-water project, Parque das Conchas, in Brazil’s Campos Basin. The oil conglomerate expects…
Atento, a provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing services in Latin America and Spain, said Mario Camara has been appointed country managing director for Brazil. Camara has grown Atento’s…
Sao Paulo-based Cielo and Planet Payment Inc. have signed a contract extension regarding their Pay in Your Currency processing agreement that allows transactions in multiple currencies, letting consumers in Brazil…
Sumitomo Corp. said last week it will acquire up to 20 percent of Cosan Biomassa S.A., a Sao Paulo-based producer and distributor of sugar cane biomass pellets used for power…
Aeromexico, Boeing, and Mexico’s Airports and Auxiliary Services recently teamed up to develop sustainable biofuel in Mexico as part of a project supported by Mexico’s Sector Fund for Energy Sustainability.
PROSA, the largest payment processor in Latin America, and Gemalto, a leader in digital security, are teaming up to bring mobile payments to Mexico.”Gemalto is committed to supporting PROSA, a…
The cloud-based communications company magicJack VocalTec Ltd. plans to launch a new Mexico-based service with Mexico’s Telefonica operator, Movistar. Movistar’s mobile customers will be able to take of advantage of…
Brazil’s TV Bandeirantes recently said it will be expanding its use of Harmonic Inc. infrastructure as it adds the new Harmonic MediaGrid shared storage system and Spectrum MediaCenter server with…
Citi is looking to sell some of its operations in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.
Axtel has merged with Alestra, combining forces and enabling the two companies to better serve government customers, enterprises and households.
Northwest Pipe Company is rebranding its Mexican facility as North American Pipe Fabricators. The facility is located in Monterrey, Mexico.
The Legal Alliance of the Americas has expanded into Colombia and Peru.
MERLIN Enterprise Edition software will soon be in all Kuss Filtration manufacturing plants in Brazil, China and the U.S. The Industrial Internet of Things software will include 43 licenses, which…
SBTech will provide two Latin American gambling giants with its award-winning sports betting system, which will be able to operate on multiple channels.
Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and current co-chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, was recently named the first chairman of the board of directors for the U.S.-Cuba Business Council…
A FedEx offer to purchase TNT Express recently received approval from Brazil regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (CADE). The European Union and the U.S. recently gave unconditional approval to…
The University of Calgary recently signed agreements with the Mexican Ministry of Energy to help the energy sector in Mexico. The ministry has set aside $12 million that will be…
After previously limiting beef imports from America, Colombia recently said it will expand those imports to include beef processed at any federally inspected U.S. facilities.
First Cash Financial Services said last week it is acquiring 211 pawn stores in Latin America from a private Mexico-based company. First Cash, based in Arlington, Texas, which operates pawn…
2015 was a year of renewed interests between the United States and Cuba. One of the landmark achievements was the renewed civil aviation agreement between the two countries that have had…
Air Liquide, one of Coca-Cola’s largest bottlers, will be expanding its business into the Latin American market.It will build a new cogeneration and carbon dioxide unit, in order to help…
StarTV has launched a new direct-to-home pay-TV service for Mexico. The new service was launched in late December of 2015. The platform replaces the previous TVZac platform.
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