In 1995, the Guatemalan company Saúl E. Méndez arrived in the country with the idea of conquering the Costa Rican men’s clothing and fashion market. Although it did not fail in this task, the company has now decided to venture into the restaurant business.

Congressional approval of the agreement with the vulture funds and increased utility rates are set parts of the new economic policy. Both decisions keep internal coherence as part of the restoration plan of a neoliberal model.

More than 200,000 homes without connection to Sedapal (Servicio de Agua Potable Lima), Peru’s water and sewage company, pay the state six times more for service than households that are connected.

Many times people create their own businesses in order to have something to do.  And although they can succeed with these informal businesses, there are good and bad effects both for themselves and for the economy in general.

The Inter-American Business Association (Asine) is calling for changes to diminish constraints on the growth of small and medium businesses.

Latin America wastes up to 348,000 tons of food a day, which could feed 37% of those starving around the world.

In Mexico’s first long-term power auction, seven companies submitted 11 bids, of a total of 227 offers that were received.

In addition to the regional survey, Global Finance named Bancolombia the best investment bank in the country for the fourth time.

Fish farming will represent no less than 15% of GDP of the fishing industry in the next five years.

The industry is analyzing the impact of the algae bloom on the salmon industry, in particular the effects of low crop production on employment.