Telefónica negotiating Iusacell acquisition

Merged firm would control more than a quarter of Mexico's mobile subscriber market. View more »

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Prison PPPs on the rise in Latin America

Public-private partnerships have spread in recent years in Latin America's jail system, although questions over efficiency persist. View more »

Uruguay exploration watch: Petrel, Tullow advance seismic surveys

Australia's Petrel Energy will begin a 580km 2D seismic survey, while Tullow continues to evaluate offshore block 15. View more »

Higher output boosts Autlán's Q2 profits

Minera Autlán reported net profits of 32.4mn Mexican pesos in the second quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of 84.1mn pesos in the prior year period. View more »

Oracle targets LatAm mid-market with Data-as-a-Service

Oracle announced last week it will create the Oracle Data Cloud, offering DaaS for marketing and DaaS for social. View more »

Foreign banks' units well prepared if Argentina defaults - Fitch

The Argentine units of foreign banks are well prepared in the case of a new default, according to Fitch. View more »

ICA eyes four major Mexico infrastructure tenders for 3Q14

Mexican construction company ICA plans to submit bids for at least four major water and infrastructure tenders in 3Q14. View more »

Timmins Gold: Cash build, crusher expansion are priorities for 2014

Building cash and increasing crushing capacity at the San Francisco gold-silver mine in Mexico are priorities for Timmins Gold this year, CEO Bruce Bragagnolo said in the second quarter earnings call. View more »

QBE issues Argentina profit warning

Australian insurance giant QBE has come out and informed the market that its upcoming 2014 interim result will take a hit from the Argentine and LatAm operations. View more »

Humala pledges US$3bn in irrigation projects in 2011-16

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has promised to invest 8.6bn soles (US$3.07bn) in his administration to expand irrigation across the country. View more »

Wind, solar dominate Brazil reserve round catalog

Brazil's federal energy planning company EPE has registered 1,034 projects totaling 26.3GW for October's reserve energy auction. View more »

Peru's Olympic lights gas-to-urea flame

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Argentina's bond holdouts: Legally right, morally wrong?

David Roberts Managing Editor

Whatever the final outcome of Argentina's bond holdout saga, the whole episode – which comes to a head this week with debt repayments due – shows once again that there are nearly always at least two sides to a good story. &a...View more »

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Brazil's protests are big win for urban mobility

Renato Lobo Founder

Numerous protests crying out for better public transportation have hit Brazil over the past year, resulting in arrests, injuries and traffic gridlocks, among other things. Are they helping t... View more »