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Argentine farmers announce fresh action
News of another strike in Argentina causes a sudden spike in international grain prices and immediately pushed soyabean futures up 2.5% in Chicago to $12.96 a bushel
Bolivian province votes in favour of autonomy
The opposition to the government in Bolivia’s gas-rich eastern region of Santa Cruz achieved a landslide victory of more than 85 per cent in an unofficial vote on autonomy
Venezuela nationalises top steelmaker
President Hugo Chavez said the government will take control of the country’s top steelmaker, Argentine-controlled Ternium Sidor, even as negotiations with the company continue
Hopes fade for Mexico energy reforms
Politicians to discuss how to spend future oil income and what relationship Mexico should have with foreign oil companies
Ratings upgrade puts Brazil at top table
South America’s biggest economy leaves behind its boom-and-bust days as it gets investment grade status from S&P for the first time, making it a safe choice for investors
US slowdown could hit migrant remittances
Mexican migrant workers sent less money home in the first quarter of this year than they did a year ago, according to figures released by the country’s Central Bank
Lead plant poisons Peruvian town
Located in a historical mining area, La Oroya is a town of about 30,000 people who almost solely rely on the smelter for survival; yet survival is what seems to be at risk
Argentina rattled by Falkland drilling plans
Argentina will protest to Britain over plans by UK companies for exploratory drilling around the Falkland Islands
Argentina, Alstom in high-speed train deal
Argentina signed a contract with a consortium led by Alstom of France to build the first high-speed train in the Americas, linking Buenos Aires with the cities of Rosario and Córdoba in three hours
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Mexico’s women thrust on to frontline
The current protest against government plans to reform the oil industry is evidence of the increasing female participation in politics and business
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Brazil gets investment grade
Debt crises. Political scandals. Financial meltdowns. For years Latin America’s economic performance has disappointed
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Re-rating Brazil
Brazil may indeed justifiably claim to be a ‘serious country’, but development is about more than solid public finances
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