By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank will keep a wary stance next week against strong criticism from recently elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, mainta[...]
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Ecopetrol says CEO Bayon to leave his post on March 31
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian majority-state-owned energy company Ecopetrol on Thursday said Chief Executive Felipe Bayon will leave his post on March 31, following more than five years in the po[...]
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Bankrupt Brazilian retailer Americanas owes about $8 billion, court finds
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian retailer Americanas SA owes a variety of creditors around $8 billion, a Rio de Janeiro court said on Wednesday, providing the most detailed picture yet[...]
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U.S. DOJ probes Goodyear’s handling of recalled tire – WSJ
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co for its handling of a recalled tire that has been linked to eight deaths and dozens of injuries, the Wall S[...]
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Exclusive-Chile mine delays to slow copper growth; peak seen lower, later -regulator
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Copper production in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the red metal, will grow at a slower rate this decade than previously hoped, a government[...]
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Brazil’s economy to stay weak amid doubts over Lula’s spending push: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin and Valentine Hilaire BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil’s slowing economy will likely remain weak in 2023 as a planned spending drive by newly-elected President[...]
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Latin America, Caribbean call for more international funding at CELAC summit
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday called for more international funding in the region following economic and climate crises, in a final declarati[...]
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Venezuela’s inflation slows to 234% in 2022, vice president says
CARACAS (Reuters) – Inflation in Venezuela hit 234% in 2022, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday, representing a slowdown from the previous year, as the South American country struggle[...]
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Americanas’ billionaire shareholders say they were unaware of accounting problems
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Americanas SA three largest shareholders, the billionaire founders of 3G Capital, said on Sunday they had not known of $4 billion in accounting ‘in[...]
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