Peru's economy slows in August with crime a major threat to faster growth
The Andean nation's GDP grew 3.53% compared to August last year.
Investment roundup: NTT’s Brazil M&A, Minsait CentAm deal, Bricksave in UK and more
A roundup of the latest ICT investments in the region.
Panama’s Tocumen Airport preps runway tender
The runways of the airport, that were meant to be refurbished since the last administration, are worn out, and present cracks and severe damage.
Two groups vying for Honduras power project
The work includes a 176km, 230kV line and new substations to boost dispatch in Yoro department.
Telefónica's Wayra invests in Perplexity
The US-based startup uses advanced AI to understand the intent of queries and provide real-time, accurate and contextual answers to all types of questions using natural language processing.
Mexico looking to sign national water agreement by November
According to the president, meetings are being held with representatives from the major irrigation districts to discuss reallocating their unused water volumes to supply other districts or communities.
Chile launches tender for studies on future US$390mn highway concession
The project, which is expected to be tendered in 2026, involves widening a 67km section of Route 5 within Chiloé island.
Sheinbaum says Mexico will increase production of fertilizers, petrochemicals
The president praised a US$1.2bn fertilizer project being developed by national oil company Pemex in Veracruz state.
Fortuna assessing Yessi vein at Mexico precious metals mine
CEO Jorge Ganoza told BNamericas earlier this year that the company would want to see a change in the government's attitude toward the industry to remain in Mexico.
Peru's largest bank taps Lenovo, Intel for datacenter optimization
Banco de Crédito del Perú is replacing hundreds of legacy IBM machines for hyperconverged servers provided by Lenovo and powered by Intel's processors.
Ericsson sees ‘footprint losses’ in Latin America amid competition, lower telco investments
In Q3, sales in Europe and Latin America, which are reported as a single unit, fell 2% but grew 1% on an organic basis.
Route 68: MOP receives two offers to be awarded a new concession for US$1.6 billion
Grupo Costanera and Sacyr presented offers for the Second Concession of the road that connects Santiago with Valparaíso and Viña del Mar to expand the route and incorporate the new Lo Prado and Zapata tunnels.
Peruvian exports to APEC economies grew by 3.8% as of November 2023
Among the main trading partners, China and the United States stand out not only within the economic bloc, but worldwide, with a share of 36% and 13.9% of our exports at the end of November 2023, respectively.
Brazil LNG regasification project moves forward
The environmental regulator will hold a public hearing for the project, which will be located in Maranhão state.
Movistar recycled and reused more than 850 tons of electronic waste in the last year
580 tons of electronic waste were recycled and 278 tons of equipment were reconditioned and reused in the last year, ensuring that no waste is sent to final disposal.
Conditional nod for Puerto Rico fuel swap plan
The switch is part of the US territory's fuel optimization push.
EGE Haina begins operations of the Sajoma Solar Park with an estimated annual production of 150,000 MWh of clean energy
Minister Santos Echavarría makes an official visit to the Park; he reaffirms the Government's commitment to promote initiatives of this nature so that the energy matrix continues to strengthen
Cerro de Pasco Resources Reports Initial Assay Results from its Quiulacocha Tailings Drill Campaign
Drillhole SPT04 intersected 19 meters at 1.91 Oz/t (59g/t) Ag, 1.80% Zn, 0.77% Pb, 0.07% Cu and 0.07g/t Au.
Collective Mining Outlines a Porphyry System at Plutus by Intersecting 328.05 Metres @ 0.31 g/t Gold Equivalent from Surface
The Company currently has five drill rigs operating at the Guayabales Project as part of its fully funded and on-schedule, 40,000-meter drilling program for 2024 with two rigs operating at the Apollo
'False expectations’ among community concerns for Peru offshore acreage
Block Z-69 is one of the country's principal crude producers.
Paraná state water firm to invest close to US$400mn in Curitiba
The amount is more than that invested by the company in the Brazilian city in the last six years.
Indotel is working to modernize the General Telecommunications Law
These amendments to Law 153-98 would give the telecommunications regulatory body greater scope in defending users and improving conditions in the ICT sector.
Preliminary work on Dragon gas project has begun
The Dona Jose 2 vessel will undertake a geophysical and geotechnical survey
Ares to enter LatAm digital infra market with GCP acquisition
GCP hyperscale projects representing over 1GW of IT capacity announced for London, Tokyo, Osaka and São Paulo.
Chile plans to invest over US$1bn in infra concessions next year
Over 60% will go to investments in highways, airports and public transportation.