Juan Pablo Buriticá, General Manager of Ruta del Este, ISA, indicated that from the investor's point of view, any business is viable as long as the equation works. It also has to have enough income to cover all the costs of the project and leave a profit for the investor.

The sector association reported to Inegi that truck production from January to August of this year registered a decrease of 3.6% compared to the same period in 2023, with a total of 145,236 locally assembled vehicles, compared to 150,730 trucks in the previous year.

The contract must be approved by the Legislative Assembly. President Luis Arce hopes that legislators will show “patriotism” to expedite the approval of the contract that “will benefit the country.”

In six years, the value of industrial land in the capital has increased by 20%, following the rise of e-commerce and the post-pandemic economic recovery, according to a report by Mercado Libre and consultancy firm JLL.

A Chinese delegation visited Montevideo and said that exchanges between the two countries could grow.

In July, the sector showed a 6.5% drop in its production levels, far from the 7.8% that manufacturing recorded in the same period. “The lack of investment projects and the increase in fixed costs keep us in a state of alert and concern regarding the continuity of our companies,” said the president of ASIMET, Fernando García.

The bill, presented to Congress on Tuesday, increases the carbon tax rate. In Colombia, CO2 emissions from fuel combustion amount to 99.72 million tons. Despite this, the carbon tax only represents 0.23% of the country's total tax revenue.

Of the 70,000 producers that make up the Chamber of Farmers of the East, 80% buy their fuel daily or weekly and do not have the resources to import directly.

The elements that weigh in on this assessment are the reform of the Judicial Branch and the United States elections. It would be the worst employment figure of AMLO's six-year term, without considering the pandemic, says the IMSS.

With this aid, the Cuban government hopes that Havana will overcome the "serious" consequences of the economic blockade imposed by the United States.

Although analysts say the Fed caved in to the Wall Street lobby, the 9% increase in capital still left critics of Michael Barr's announcement.

Net employment expectations for the fourth quarter of 2024 are 8%, one percentage point higher than the previous quarter.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the placement to refinance outstanding debt and for general corporate purposes, including financing SQM's capital expenditures.

As of August, 234 transactions have been recorded in the country for US$ 11.919 billion.

Directors consider that they have fulfilled their assigned responsibility.

Imports of raw copper and copper products last month stood at 415,000 metric tons, down 12.3 percent from 473,330 tons a year earlier and the lowest level since April last year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

A study by the Central Bank determined that it has become an attractive investment for zero-emission projects, but it also allows for the clean generation of its derivatives: ammonia, methanol and the so-called e-fuels.

The component “Economic situation of the country today, compared to 12 months ago” was the one that showed the greatest monthly advance, with an increase of 1.2 points compared to last July.

The manufacturing sector, a key barometer of the country's economic health, registered a contraction of 5.4% compared with the same month last year, deepening the negative trend seen in previous months.

Brazil and Mexico have seen less growth in 2024, which will impact insurance after a period of strong premium growth. While in Chile, Colombia and Peru, the insurance market will grow more than in other countries, but will still be below long-term averages.

In addition to lower inflation, the entity predicts that national production will grow 3% in 2024.

From January to July 2024, container movement per unit was in the order of 3,135,968 compared to 2,629,843 in the same period of 2023, representing an increase of 19.2%.

Marketplace MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to China's Amazon or Alibaba, has already become the region's most valuable listed company, with a market capitalisation of more than US$100 billion. Its share price has risen by around 1,600% in ten years and 26% this year.

Colombia's inflation rate reached 6.86% in July, one of the highest in the region. In comparison, Brazil's inflation is at 4.5% compared to the previous year, and Mexico's at 5.57%.

Vice President of Strategic Programming, Christian Asinelli, was in charge of showing this commitment to Mexico at an event entitled "Rethinking the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean from Mexico."

Banking union is waiting to see how changes to the Federal Judicial Branch will come about: ABM.

In a lengthy explanation, the Bolivian president said that the 2006 nationalization was not taken care of, which today generates less production and more payments for fuel imports.

This was stated by the President of the Council of Ministers of Peru, Gustavo Adrianzén, in a television interview, in which he explained the need to take measures in view of the complicated financial situation of the company.

"After putting public finances in order, we have decided to take charge of the electricity bill for the months of December, January and February, up to 180 KW of consumption will be free," the president announced on national television.

Both financial institutions closed the week with a cumulative decline of 7% each, as they were also weighed down by investors' doubts regarding the evolution of monetary policy by the main central banks.