World Bank calls for support for more small business in Latin America and the Caribbean

A recent report prepared by the Chief Economist Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Bank focuses on the need to support entrepreneurship to boost jobs and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the report,...

Lamb Weston boosts Latin American presence with new Argentina facility

Lamb Weston Holdings, a US-based food processing company, has unveiled a new production facility in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Initially announced in September 2022, the $240m facility will address the growing needs for premium potato...

Organized crime and human development: the urgency of a structural response in Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean face a disturbing paradox: while countries seek to advance their development goals, organized crime is consolidating as a structural and persistent threat to collective well-being. Criminal organizations have...

Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America

The Trump administration is carefully weighing a campaign to rescue Argentina’s economy and its wobbling president, Javier Milei. The signal that the Trump team’s getting extremely serious about the move: It has engaged the renowned international...

Birlasoft appoints Komal Jain as CEO – Americas to drive growth across US, Canada, and Latin America

Birlasoft Limited, a part of the C.K. Birla Group, has announced the appointment of Komal Jain as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Americas, effective immediately. Jain will be based in Dallas, Texas, and will lead the company’s business operations...

Who represents Latin America's biggest companies? Last chance to tell us!

The deadline to participate in the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA)'s annual research into who represents Latin America’s 100 biggest companies closes today. Don't miss your chance to participate – read on for further details...

Brazilian music blended in jazz

“Getz/Gilberto” was the 1964 album that popularized bossa nova. Bossa nova, a genre birthed by samba and jazz together, is one of the many musical genres that familiarized the world to Latin music. It also emphasized the South American culture to...

Mexican dinner spotlights fish that’s good and garlicky

By David Tanis For The New York Times I want Mexican food for dinner all year round, but especially during the warm weather months. To my mind, early fall still qualifies. This simple menu features a zesty tostada as a first course, a rather...

Brazil: Data Protection Authority becomes a regulatory agency and assumes new responsibilities for the digital protection of children and adolescents

(Provisional Measure No. 1.317/2025 and Decree No. 12.622/2025) In brief Provisional Measure No. 1.317 of 17 September 2025 has transformed the Brazilian Data Protection Authority into the Brazilian Data Protection Agency (also called ANPD), a...

Mexico awarded 190 public contracts to a network linked to Los Chapitos even after US sanctions

On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury targeted the company Sumilab for supplying chemical precursors to the Sinaloa Cartel. It was sanctioned in the same round as Joaquín “El Güero” Guzmán López, the son of convicted drug trafficker...

World Bank urges Caribbean to harness entrepreneurship for growth

The World Bank says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can break out of its prolonged low-growth cycle by tapping into the power of entrepreneurship to create jobs, boost productivity, and accelerate innovation. - Advertisement - In its latest...

Women hold 32% of full-time jobs in the renewable energy sector, IRENA report finds

New data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows women account for only 19% of renewable energy senior leadership positions globally and almost half of the women surveyed report some form of gender-based discrimination in the...

Ambassador: I will send Azerbaijan’s air services agreement document to Brazil as soon as possible - INTERVIEW - VIDEO

APA interviewed Manuel Adalberto Carlos Montenegro Lopes da Cruz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil in the Republic of Azerbaijan – Recently, during the visit of Azerbaijan’s deputy ministers to...

People Moves: Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit; Vantage Risk Promotes Robinson as Chief Risk Officer

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re in Brazil and the Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Risk. A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil...

Oil refinery closures leave workers searching for a job that ‘just doesn’t exist’

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Wilfredo Cruz went to the doctor in October of last year to have his brain scanned because he was experiencing vertigo — a dangerous condition when you’re a refinery...

Images I Three new viaducts to transform transport links in Brazil

The viaducts are being built with spans of up to 75m without interrupting traffic on the Via Dutra, regarded as the busiest road in Brazil. Image: Ulma Three new viaducts are being constructed in Brazil that will improve the interconnection...

ESGold Accelerates Expansion Plan with Colombia Validation

Geological and engineering team mobilized to confirm high-grade tailings and exploration upside in Bolivar, bulk sample testing underway as Company positions for multi-jurisdictional growth. VANCOUVER, BC, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2025 /...

Serbian president threatens to arrest state employees over cyber attacks

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on October 7 warned government employees they could face arrest if state data is lost in cyber attacks or power outages. Serbia endured about two million cyber attacks in August, the president said, calling them...

Black employee who was called ‘nutter’ loses race claim

A Royal Mail worker has lost claims for race discrimination and harassment related to race after she was called a ‘nutter’ and ‘psychopath’ by a colleague. Ms Maynard, who is black, started working for Royal Mail at its Croydon Mail Centre in...

Automation Alley Recruiting Michigan Companies for Upcoming Trade Missions to Quer taro, Mexico and Eurosatory in Paris

The trade mission program provides unique opportunities for suppliers and buyers to connect directly, establish new partnerships and explore market expansion opportunities. Automation Alley, Michigan's Digital Transformation Insight Center, is...