Representatives from Honduras´ government, the private sector, civil society, and indigenous groups gathered together yesterday in Brussels, Belgium with authorities from the European Union in order to hash out an agreement over the commerce of wood. 

Uruguayan irrigation specialists have traveled abroad in search of new ways to handle water in their country. 

Nicaragua’s canal project, which was initially intended to rival the Panama Canal had a wrench thrown in its plans, as the billionaire businessman behind the planned waterway recently lost the vast majority of his assets in the Chinese stock market crash.

Opposition to the American push for the TPP continues with Australia and Peru unhappy with one of the terms of the agreement. 

A rise in interest from investors in Taiwan is leading to an increase in development of Honduran markets, both domestically and abroad. 

During the General Assembly of the United Nations, Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, applauded the United Nations’ approval of a binding international treaty that will regulate human rights violations committed by transnational companies.

Denmark’s decision includes projects in Central America, as well as Bolivia. Last year, Bolivia received about $25 million from Denmark in cooperation, most of the total resources were allocated to Latin America which had been progressively declining in recent years.  

The downgrade of Peru’s banking system by Standard & Poors in New York came a day before it lowered Brazil’s government debt to junk status.  

A risk assessment placed Peru as one of the countries most exposed to the rise of rates and debts.

Five million liters of rum were sold in the country between June 2014 and January of this year that were not declared to the Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGII).