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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:58:00 GMTBolivian Government backtracks on controversial bill
Bolivia's Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada Thursday announced the Government had decided to withdraw the Bill Against the Legitimation of Illicit Profits in a move to avoid further confrontation among fellow nationa...
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:32:00 GMTMaritime transport crisis affects Catamarca exports of must
Export of Argentine must through the San Francisco Path to Chile from the province of Catamarca have to wait due to the international logistics scenario, it was reported Thursday.
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:40:00 GMTUruguayan President highlights the importance of freedom
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou was highly praised for his speech before rural producers of his country and Argentina, where he addressed the issue of freedom.
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:35:00 GMTColombian low cost airline eyes Argentine skies for 2022
Colombian budget carrier Viva Air plans to start flying in 2022 from Buenos Aires to Bogotá and Medellín and on to the United States, Mexico City or the Caribbean, it was reported Wednesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:54:00 GMTGlencore sells Bolivian zinc operations to a Canadian company
Swiss corporation Glencore has agreed to sell its zinc businesses in Bolivia to the Canadian company Santa Cruz Silver Mining, it was announced Tuesday.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:54:00 GMTChile's economy to grow 11%, according to IMF report
Chile's economy has been projected to grow 11%, way above the average of 6.3% foreseen for Latin America throughout 2021 by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Economic Outlook released Tuesday.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:41:00 GMTCuban authorities say no to “peaceful” demonstrations
Cuban authorities have ruled against the staging of an opposition demonstration which was scheduled for Nov. 15 because it entailed "unconstitutional and destabilizing purposes."
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:25:00 GMTCosta Rica decrees compulsory COVID-19 for civil servants
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday signed the decree mandating all civil servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and also allowing private employers to follow suit.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:15:00 GMTArgentine inflation is world's fourth highest, says IMF
Argentina's inflation turned out to be the world's fourth-highest, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook report released Tuesday in Washington.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:10:00 GMTDemonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”
Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal...