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The total cost of gas cuts to affected users in Colombia in 2009 reached 140bn pesos (US$77mn), according to consultancies Itansuca and Freyre Asociados. Of this figure, costs of programmed gas cut..... more
Mobile spectrum auction may conclude December - Sutel
The bidding for three licenses for spectrum in Costa Rica's 850 MHz, 1,800 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands ...more
Spot prices on SIC 88.3% higher in August
Spot power prices on Chile's central SIC grid were up almost 90% year-on-year in August to US$182.6 ...more
Corfo looking to accelerate IT investments in mining sector
Chile's state development agency Corfo is stepping up efforts to plug technological investment gaps ...more
CIMM T&S union declares strike over failure of collective bargaining negotiations
Close to 250 professionals and technicians at Chile's CIMM T&S mining services firm started an inde ...more
Codelco's new bioleaching plant 83% complete
The bioleaching plant that Chile's state copper producer Codelco is building at its Radomiro Tomic ...more
Manaus to announce winner of US$754mn monorail tender by Sep 15
Brazil's Manaus state government expects to announce the winner of a 1.3bn-real (US$754mn) tender t ...more
Seven prequalify for Majes-Siguas II concession
Seven firms have prequalified in a tender to concession Peru's US$410mn Majes-Siguas II irrigation ...more
Analysts back Geoghegan: HSBC better off as niche player
The UK's HSBC (NYSE: HBC) can do a better job in Chile by filling a space in the high-end market by ...more
Earthquake to impact reinsurers' business interruption risk models - Swiss Re
The magnitude-8.8 quake that hit Chile on February 27 will impact reinsurers' risk quantification m ...more
Polinox revenues to increase at least 20% in 2010 on growing domestic demand
Brazilian organic peroxide producer Polinox's revenues are expected to grow 20% this year compared ...more
Authorities carrying out pre-feasibility study for international rail line
The Paraguayan government is carrying out pre-feasibility studies to structure a project to build a ...more
Delcio Rodrigues
Director/ Instituto Ekos Brasil
Brazil's solar power industry has been seeing solid growth during the last few years due to increasing demand from both residential and commercial segments. The market has been growing by an average o ... more
So, those who plotted the coup in Honduras at the end of June last year got their way, after all. The coup-backers' bogeyman, President Manuel Zelaya, was successfully overthrown and remains in exile ... more
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