Entel Chile launches MDM as LatAm BYOD adoption rises

Chilean telco Entel launched a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) service supported by its data center network in the country, a move indicative of an increasing trend towards Bring Your Own ... View more »

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LatAm consumer boom driving cloud-based call center business for Interactive Intelligence

Call center software specialist Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq: ININ) is expecting 50% growth in ... View more »

BHP's copper output down in March quarter, increases Escondida resources

Global resources giant BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) reported a 4.6% decline in copper output for the th... View more »

Venezuela adds 680MW to national grid

Venezuela state oil company PDVSA's 680MW Termocarabobo II thermoelectric plant in Carabobo state i... View more »

Brokerslink building Monterrey, Mexico presence

Independent insurance broker network Brokerslink added Mexican broker AER to its Brokerslink de Mex... View more »

Venezuela's PDVSA makes gas, oil discoveries

Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA identified nationwide reserves of 185Mb of oil and 1.1Tf3 (31.2... View more »

Chile aims to speed up reservoir construction

A group of Chilean government water experts plan to publish within 30 days a report which seeks to ... View more »

Brazilian economy grows below expectations in Feb

The Brazilian economy grew below expectations in February, expanding 0.24% compared to the previous... View more »

BHP Billiton to curtail aluminum capacity at Brazil's Alumar smelter

As challenging conditions in the aluminum industry persist, global resources giant BHP Billiton (NY... View more »

Alpek's 1Q earnings down as polyester feedstock price plummets

Mexican petrochemicals firm Alpek (BMV: ALPEKA) reported a 14% year-on-year drop in first quarter r... View more »

São Paulo plans tender under US$9bn intercity passenger railway PPP

Brazil's São Paulo state is planning to a launch tender by year end for the initial phase of its 20... View more »

Mexico to reach 20Bm3 water shortfall by 2030

Mexico will experience a water shortfall of 20Bm3 by 2030, according to the country's 2014-18 natio... View more »

Opinion Column

Bachelet's tumultuous first month

Christopher Lenton Editor, Intelligence Series

Since being sworn in for her second term on March 11, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has faced two tragedies that rank among the country's worst.&...View more »

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Technology, regulations reviving Brazil's ethanol sector

Jonathan Kendall Managing partner

Brazilian ethanol producers ended years of production declines by lifting output to 25.5Bl in the 2013-14 harvest, up 20% on the previous harvest. Spurred by higher demand and new investment... View more »