The investment includes the construction of one lithium plant in Catamarca province and another one in Salta province.
Leftwing Morena presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledges to pay special attention to Mexico's miners to ensure they meet environmental, wage and tax requirements.
VTR has been appointed by its parent Liberty Latin America to oversee the company's M&A plans in the region.
The tender is for a contract to build and equip a new children's hospital in Panama City.
Deutsche Erdoel and CNE Oil and Gas have paid the inscription fee to participate in Mexican onshore auction 3.2, which will be held in September.
President Lenín Moreno held a meeting with the World Bank's representative for the Andean region, Alberto Rodríguez, who said the additional funds will be approved on Friday and the first disbursements will take place in the next few weeks.
An analysis by a group of civil society organizations claimed that some decrees signed by President Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this month open the doors to the privatization of several water sources.
The bidding process involves five contracts with a combined price tag of some US$130mn to finish works abandoned by the previous highway concessionaire.
Scatec Solar and Equinor have acquired the Guanizuil IIA solar project in Argentina's San Juan province, awarded in Round 2 of RenovAr; and the Inter-American Development Bank is reviewing a proposal for up to US$50mn in financing for Argentina's Banco de la Ciudad to finance green sub-projects.
Chevron will begin to develop unconventional oil in Vaca Muerta's El Trapial concession, and YPF has signed the final exploration contract with Rio Negro province for the Cerro Manrique area.
The London-based miner, which already produces iron ore and nickel in the country, is reportedly exploring for copper in Mato Grosso and Pará states.
Authorities have begun consultations as part of the process to amend the country's law for the segment, which has been in place since the 1980s.
The line will be 21km long and have 16 stations. Construction is 77% complete.
Five companies presented bids in the latest attempt by Bolivian state company Comibol to hold a bidding round for a US$70mn concentrator plant contract.
Brazil's next administration will need to attract the private sector for infrastructure projects given the government's fiscal challenges, says Alexandre Garcia, an infrastructure analyst at Fitch Ratings.
The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018 studied 63 economies based on 50 criteria, including regulatory and technological frameworks, capital, digital innovations, business agility and IT integration.
After 25 years at Bancomer, the nation's largest bank, Luis Robles Miaja will retire from the executive board on Sept. 30. The lender has tapped Jamie Serra - Mexico's top negotiator for the original Nafta agreement - to take his place.
Uruguay's state-run telco is a successful business case in fixed broadband and fiber optics deployment, but how ready is it for the new wave of digital services?
Asiet's director of public policy, Juan Jung, argues that closing the digital divide and consolidating telecommunications infrastructure should be the priorities in Latin America.
While the country faces turbulence both domestically and abroad, two analysts told BNamericas that so far companies seem to be confident of the stability of current PPP policies, although issues such as currency depreciation and possible political changes still present a risk.
The construction giant has failed to resume the volume of projects it had before being trapped in the largest corruption investigation in the Brazil's history, while it struggles with its debt load and faces legal obstacles to selling assets.
While the country faces turbulence both domestically and abroad, two analysts told BNamericas that so far companies seem to be confident of the stability of current PPP policies, although issues such as currency depreciation and possible political changes still present a risk.
The construction giant has failed to resume the volume of projects it had before being trapped in the largest corruption investigation in the Brazil's history, while it struggles with its debt load and faces legal obstacles to selling assets.
While the country faces turbulence both domestically and abroad, two analysts told BNamericas that so far companies seem to be confident of the stability of current PPP policies, although issues such as currency depreciation and possible political changes still present a risk.
Increased competition and global trends have had a significant impact on fixed assets in Mexico's energy sector. Asset management consultant Mauro Hoyer gives a bird's eye view of an evolving sector.
BNamericas spoke with Ivan Jorge Garcia, head of the mineral extension service at Brazil's mineral production department (DNPM), about Brazilian lithium reserves and the current and future outlook for companies investing in ths sector in the country.
Goldcorp sees cash costs plummet at its Peñasquito mine, with rises reported at other major Mexican gold operations.
In the second part of a two-part interview, Jones Day partner Emmanuel Ubiñas talks to BNamericas about the compliance landscape in Latin America.
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The Chile-based renewable energy startup is making 'robust progress' on early-stage projects totaling more than 1,000MW of planned capacity, CEO Carlos Barrera told BNamericas in the first of a two-part interview.
Argentina's recent turn to the IMF for a credit line has cast doubts about the country's ability to ...
Microinsurance is seen as a growth market, and one that can be tapped efficiently by leveraging mobile technology. To find out more, BNamericas spoke to micro insurer BIMA's manager for Latin America, Benito Hernandez.
In an interview with BNamericas, the founding partner of law firm Alfaro-Abogados discusses the case of Chubut, a province which has a ban on open pit mining.