With as many as 10 percent of the estimated 600 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean lacking electricity, the executive secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization said this week projects will be started soon. OLADE’s goal is to…
Following years of economic improvement in Latin America in which nearly 100 million rose above poverty, the decade of the “hyper presidents” has become the decade of “hyper participation” with…
Cuban scientists working for the Center of Genetic and Biotechnology Engineering in Havana have come up with a medication that has proved effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and…
Deutsche Bank also announced that it is move its trading activities in Brazil to regional hubs as part of changes in the company´s strategy. The bank said that the changes…
Anchovy, a species key to Peruvian fisheries as well as to the South Pacific ecosystem, could once again face dangers unless it receives adequate protection, Carmen Heck, policy director at…
Chilean artisanal breweries have been in the country´s beer market long enough to have achieved significant brand recognition and become a key alternative to industrial beer products, with at least…
For U.S. companies, Brazil can be one of the most complex countries in the world to do business with because of all of the requirements that are enforced, Larry Harding,…
While Central America and Mexico lead in the use of geothermal energy in Latin America, countries along the Pacific coast of South America have great potential to tap in to…
Iberia has increased its passenger seats offerings in Latin America by 10 percent due to new destinations and the expansion of three existing markets. Iberia has also expanded 40 percent…
ET Solar has solar energy projects in different stages for a total of 187 megawatts (MW) in all of Latin America and the Caribbean of which 23 MW will be…
A recently launched beauty marketplace website named Miora, which helps connect consumers with beauty products and services, aims to establish itself in Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru and then further…
Latin American and Caribbean countries need to work together to be less vulnerable to potentially harmful trade accords, Alicia Bárcena, the United Nations’ executive secretary of the Economic Commission for…
A large part of the Ecuadorean industry has started to prepare for higher production costs following a recent decision by the government to eliminate subsidies for diesel and industrial use.…
Brazil-based Embraer recently sold 19 E175 airplanes to Skywest Airlines in a transaction valued at an estimated $843.6 million.The list price for each E175 plane, which features a new wingtip…
Exports of pork meat from Brazil have gained significantly in volume in the first nine months of 2015 when compared to the previous year; yet, revenues have still plunged in…
Colombian officials restarted the crude processing unit of the Cartagena refinery Wednesday in the first step of making all 31 units of the upgraded plant operational that will process 165,000…
The Latin American comic strip industry is different from its U.S. and European counterparts because of its influence by political and social issues, a local comic strip creator recently told…
As Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to reassure investors, the National Industry Confederation said that the entrepreneurs’ confidence index had hit its lowest level since the organization began monitoring the…
Colombian coffee exporters anticipate that new export qualities that will include smaller and chipped grains offered at a discount will help reach demanding but price-sensitive markets in Eastern Europe and…
Over the next decade, Latin America will see an increase in urbanization and a growing middle class, in addition to more purchasing power for women, a recent study on megatrends…
U.S. online and mobile ticket provider Fandango recently purchased Rio de Janeiro-based Ingresso.com in order to establish a presence in the region. Yanover’s comments follow Fandango’s recent purchase of Ingresso.com…
If initiatives in Brazil toward an impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff succeed, the country would enter an “uncharted territory,” Shelly Shetty, the primary analyst for Brazil at Fitch Ratings, said…
Latin America lacks a “bio-economy” strategy although there are some important advances, a United Nations representative recently told Latin Business Daily. Brazil, which has made advances in biofuels, and Argentina,…
Spanish-language newspapers in the U.S. are going through a rich period and have an even better outlook though challenges remain, Reinaldo Escobar, a Colombian-born journalist and owner of The Spanish…
Venezuelans Andreina Urriola and Melissa Magill launched Geobici, an environmentally friendly bicycle delivery service in Lima, Peru, and have witnessed aggressive growth in seven months. Geobici was launched on March 1…
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